Jensen Huang: "Surprising News Prepared for Korea... The Next-Generation Industry Is Robotics"

Entered Korea via Gimpo Airport on the 5th
Scheduled to Meet with Executives of Samsung, SK, Hyundai, and LG
"Samsung, SK, and Micron All Passed HBM4 Certification"
Announced Start of Recruitment for R&D Center

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, visited Korea on June 5 and stated that he had "brought an enormous amount of business."

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, arrived at the Seoul Gangseo-gu Gimpo Business Aviation Center (SGBAC) on the 5th via a private jet and is seen greeting as he leaves the center. Photo by Yonhap News

Huang arrived at the Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center (SGBAC) in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, at around 1:15 p.m. that day, and told reporters, "We have some surprising news prepared," making these remarks.

Appearing at the arrivals hall in a black jacket and white pants, Huang cited "supply chain alignment" as the main purpose of his visit to Korea. He said, "The reason I returned to Korea is to express my gratitude to all our partners and customers. The buildout of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is accelerating, and we are currently working together on very important projects."

He especially praised the capabilities of the Korean market and its partners. Huang said, "The Korean market is performing very well, which makes me extremely happy. The second half of this year will be much larger in scale than the first half, and next year will be an incredibly massive market. I want to make sure our partners are aligned with us and are ready."

During his visit, Huang plans to hold a series of meetings with the heads and executives of major Korean conglomerates. He said, "We have many meetings scheduled with executives from a wide range of companies, including Hyundai, LG, SK, and of course, Samsung. Our partner memory manufacturers will supply us with HBM."

Regarding the certification of HBM4 products to be installed in Nvidia’s next-generation AI accelerator 'Vera Rubin,' he stated, "All three companies (Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and Micron) have passed product certification. All three are already in the production stage and are fiercely competing to supply products to us."

Huang also revealed plans to establish research and development (R&D) operations in Korea. He said, "We have already started hiring local talent for our Korea R&D center. Korea is an excellent place to invest in an R&D center, as it has many talents with outstanding AI expertise and robotics specialization."

Regarding specific plans for the center, he added, "I don't know exactly how many people we have hired so far, but we will continue to recruit more. As soon as we secure enough staff, we will immediately establish the center. Korea is outstanding at creating and building things, so I have no worries about building a beautiful center."

He identified "robotics" as the future growth engine for Korea’s industry. He stated, "Korea has tremendous capabilities in manufacturing, mechatronics, and AI, and it also has a huge domestic market to support the robotics industry and its development. This will be an enormous opportunity for Korea to invest in the next generation of AI and robotics."

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