In a series of pivotal meetings, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won engaged with prominent leaders from major U.S. tech firms including Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and Google over the past week. The discussions, which took place across various locations, aim to strengthen SK hynix’s role in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
Chey’s meeting with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang last Thursday in Silicon Valley focused on expanding their partnership, which has transitioned from initial high bandwidth memory (HBM) development to a strategic alliance involving joint product planning. Similarly, on Tuesday, Chey spoke with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in Seattle about collaborations in AI data centers and high bandwidth memory.
Further discussions on the same day included a meeting with Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in San Jose to solidify a long-term memory supply agreement, crucial for meeting the demands of AI technologies. On Wednesday, Chey met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to review potential investments and memory chip supply strategies.
According to SK hynix, these meetings aim not only to enhance business cooperation but also to bolster the development of Korea’s AI industry amidst intensifying competition in the field. The company’s efforts could establish it as a significant player in next-generation AI infrastructure.