Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited South Korea from June 5 to June 8, 2026, meeting major tech companies including SK Group as part of a high-profile trip [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
On June 8, Nvidia and South Korean partners announced multi-year deals to build AI factories and advanced data center infrastructure that aim to launch by 2027 [6, 1, 2, 4, 5]. The agreements cover a range of firms including SK Group, SK Hynix, SK Telecom, Naver, and Doosan Group.
SK Group said the partnerships will provide "full-stack AI infrastructure capabilities, from chips to data center operations," according to Chairman Chey Tae-won [5]. Nvidia and SK Group plan to develop AI factories and advanced data centers next year [6, 1, 2, 4, 5].
SK Hynix will be a major memory chip supplier, focusing on next-generation chips designed specifically for AI data centers [6, 1, 2, 4, 5]. Jensen Huang said, "SK Hynix has been Nvidia’s largest memory partner. SK Hynix will continue to be Nvidia’s largest memory partner," adding, "We already procure and we buy from SK Hynix already billions and billions of US dollars each year, and it’s going to grow substantially" [2, 4]. Their existing deal extends over two years with an option to extend further [2, 4].
SK Telecom is set to build a gigawatt-scale AI cloud in South Korea using Nvidia’s DSX platform with full-stack reference architecture combining accelerated computing, systems, and software. The first AI data center is scheduled to go online in 2027 [1, 2, 4, 5]. Huang noted that "telecom networks are becoming national AI infrastructure" in South Korea [5].
Internet giant Naver will expand its AI infrastructure from an initial scale of 55 megawatts toward gigawatt scale using Nvidia’s DSX platform. Naver will also advance regional AI models such as HyperCLOVA X [5].
Doosan Group plans to develop robots and materials that will support Nvidia’s Blackwell chips, anticipating that its energy solutions will be implemented in Nvidia data centers [1, 2, 4].
The timeline includes Huang’s visit starting June 5, culminating in the announcement of the multi-year AI infrastructure deals on June 8, with data centers expected to launch in 2027 [6, 1, 2, 4, 5].
