NVIDIA Powers the AI Boom With Six Tech Deals in South Korea

Technologymagazine · Jun 08, 2026 · 684 words · By Rithula Nisha

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visited South Korea to finalize several technology partnerships with companies including SK hynix, LG Group, and Hyundai Motor. These agreements focus on memory chip supply, AI data center infrastructure, and autonomous mobility. The article also notes a recent decline in semiconductor stock prices due to US economic data.

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NVIDIA Powers the AI Boom With Six Tech Deals in South Korea NVIDIA has secured South Korean supply agreements to address global demand for memory chips.

Why it matters

The move involves a multi-year technology partnership with SK hynix to develop advanced memory for data centres worldwide.

Common ground

The company has also established technology partnerships with South Korean industrial groups including SK Telecom, Naver, Doosan, LG Group and Hyundai Motor.

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Claim 1: “SK hynix and Samsung Electronics are the two largest makers of memory chips in the world.”

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Claim 2: “This index, however, closed 8.3% lower on Monday”

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Claim 3: “NVIDIA has secured South Korean supply agreements to address global demand for memory chips.”

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Multiple independent web search results from June 2026 confirm NVIDIA signed agreements with South Korean giants, specifically SK Hynix, to secure memory chips to meet global demand.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Korea has a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, the economy was worth ₩2.56 quadrillion (US$1.87 trillion). It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 13th largest in the world a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Korea

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SK Hynix Inc. (Korean: 에스케이하이닉스 주식회사), stylized SK hynix, is a South Korean semiconductor company that manufactures dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips and flash memory chips. SK Hynix is one of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK_Hynix

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In South Korea, the semiconductor industry has continued to develop since the 1980s with efforts from both public and private sectors in expanding semiconductor infrastructures and growth. South Korea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_industry_in_Sout…

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Claim 4: “The company competes with Samsung Electronics and US-based Micron Technology.”

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Both Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm that SK hynix competes directly with Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology in the memory market.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Micron Memory Japan, K.K. (Japanese: マイクロンメモリジャパン株式会社; Micron Memory Japan Kabushiki-gaisha (MMJ)) is a Japanese subsidiary of Micron Technology. It was formerly known as Elpida Memory, Inc. (エルピーダメモリ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Memory_Japan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Micron Technology, Inc. is an American multinational semiconductor company that manufactures computer memory and computer data storage products, including dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), flash me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Technology

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Claim 5: “Hyundai Motor Group [has a] planned AI data centre... in Saemangeum”

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Claim 6: “The move involves a multi-year technology partnership with SK hynix to develop advanced memory for data centres worldwide.”

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Three independent web sources confirm a multi-year technology partnership between NVIDIA and SK hynix focused on advanced memory for AI factories and global data centers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... The multiyear agreement supports supply to address the extended development cycles of advanced memory. As AI factories scale globally, this ...
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/sk-hynix-ai-factory

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 10, 2026 ... NVIDIA and SK hynix have expanded a long-running supplier relationship into a multiyear technology partnership. The move underscores how memory ...
https://www.fullstack.com/labs/resources/blog/what-the-sk-hy…

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web search NEUTRAL — SK hynix and NVIDIA have signed a multi-year technology partnership to develop next-generation memory solutions for AI factories and global data centers.
https://ascglobal.com/sk-hynix-and-nvidia-memory-alliance/

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Claim 7: “The agreement with SK hynix runs for more than two years with the option to extend.”

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Multiple sources confirm the SK Hynix agreement is multi-year, with one specifically stating it runs for more than two years with an option to extend.

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web search NEUTRAL — Huang said the SK Hynix agreement runs for more than two years and could be extended further. The partnership will support Nvidia’s expanding AI portfolio, which now spans robotics, personal computing…
https://nationaltechnology.co.uk/Nvidia_Secures_Korean_Partn…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia, SK Hynix Seal Multi-Year Pact to Develop AI Chips. Gift this article.What Bloomberg Intelligence Says. SK Hynix is set to for a strong sales and profit jump on its deal to supply Nvidia with a…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-07/nvidia-sk…

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web search NEUTRAL — “SK hynix and NVIDIA have been building toward this for years, and this partnership reflects the depth of that collaboration,” said Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-sk-hynix-announce-m…

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Claim 8: “SK Telecom will build a gigawatt-scale AI cloud in South Korea with NVIDIA’s support.”

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Three independent web sources confirm that SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI cloud in South Korea using NVIDIA's support/technology.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... NVIDIA and SK Telecom today announced that SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI Cloud in Korea using the NVIDIA DSX™ platform, ...
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/sk-telecom-ai-infrastruct…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... ... Cloud in South Korea, with the first AI factory expected to come online in 2027. The initiative will support sovereign, enterprise, agentic ...
https://www.telecomreviewasia.com/news/industry-news/29418-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 15, 2026 ... SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI cloud in South Korea using NVIDIA technology, with the first AI data centre expected to begin ...
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/how-nvidia-and-sk-teleco…

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Claim 9: “The first AI data centre is scheduled to come online in 2027.”

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Claim 10: “Doosan Group develops robots and makes materials used in the Blackwell chips from NVIDIA.”

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One source mentions Doosan Robotics entered a physical AI partnership with Nvidia. However, there is no evidence in the provided text confirming Doosan makes materials used in Blackwell chips.

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Claim 11: “NVIDIA is partnering with LG Group on electronics, mechanical systems and AI for humanoid robots.”

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Claim 12: “The agreements with SK Telecom, Naver and Doosan will use NVIDIA technology to build data centres.”

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Multiple web sources explicitly state that Naver and Doosan (and SK Telecom) will use NVIDIA technology to build AI data centers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samsung Group (Korean: 삼성; pronounced [sʰamsɔŋ]; stylised as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in the Samsung Town office complex in Seoul. The group c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Nvidia said internet giant Naver and conglomerate Doosan would also use its technology to help build AI data centres.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/sk-hynix-anno…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 15, 2026 ... Partnerships with SK hynix, SK Telecom, LG Group, Naver, Doosan and Hyundai place AI data centres at the heart of NVIDIA's growing South ...
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/how-nvidia-and-sk-teleco…

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Claim 13: “Samsung Electronics and SK hynix shares closed down 10.2% and 7.7% respectively.”

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Claim 14: “NVIDIA revealed it is deepening its partnership with Hyundai across a range of AI initiatives. These include autonomous mobility, robotics and AI-powered manufacturing.”

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Claim 15: “The company has also established technology partnerships with South Korean industrial groups including SK Telecom, Naver, Doosan, LG Group and Hyundai Motor.”

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Web search results confirm partnerships with SK Hynix, SK Telecom, Naver, and Doosan. While LG and Hyundai are mentioned in the context of NVIDIA's broader South Korean AI capacity planning, the specific 'technology partnership' list is corroborated across multiple reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Nvidia on Monday unveiled a series of multi-year partnerships with South Korea's largest technology groups, including SK Hynix, SK Telecom, ...
https://nationaltechnology.co.uk/Nvidia_Secures_Korean_Partn…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... 5. Doosan Robotics (KRX: 454910): Doosan entered a physical AI partnership with Nvidia to inject intelligence into its collaborative and ...
https://www.facebook.com/Stockstoearnpage/posts/these-6-stoc…

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Claim 16: “Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, spent four days in Seoul to finalise the agreements covering advanced memory chips, gigawatt-scale data centres and autonomous mobility.”

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The provided evidence for claim 3 consists of general Wikipedia entries about NVIDIA and the chip shortage, but does not mention a specific four-day visit by Jensen Huang to Seoul to finalize these specific agreements.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following is a list of some notable students and alumni of Stanford University.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of episodes of the Korean variety show You Quiz on the Block (유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 2020 and 2023, there was a worldwide chip shortage affecting more than 169 industries, which led to major price increases, long queues, and reselling among consumers and manufacturers for auto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2023_global_chip_shortage

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Claim 17: “The Kospi index of the country doubled in six months as SK hynix and Samsung Electronics benefitted from demand for data centre components.”

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