NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is set to meet with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won again. Following their initial gathering over samgyeopsal on the first day of Huang's visit, the two will continue their discussions over Kkanbu Chicken, highlighting the growing collaboration between NVIDIA and SK in AI semiconductors.
According to industry sources, Huang is scheduled to meet Chey at Kkanbu Chicken in Gangnam, Seoul, around 7 p.m. This location is notable as it was where Huang held a 'Kkanbu Chicken and Beer' meeting with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun during his visit last year.
Huang is expected to attend a ceremonial first pitch at a professional baseball game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 5 p.m. before heading to the meeting. The return to the chicken restaurant, which gained attention during last year's gathering, has sparked increased interest from both business and media circles.
This meeting occurs amid a series of interactions between Huang and Chey. On June 2, Chey met Huang at Computex 2026 in Taiwan, and on June 5, they gathered again at a samgyeopsal restaurant near Hongdae in Seoul, along with LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin. It is reported that Huang's group also visited a nearby chicken restaurant afterward.
Chey has previously explained the frequent meetings with Huang as a reflection of their mutual trust and reliance. With SK Hynix being a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for NVIDIA's AI accelerators, the connection between the two companies' executives is becoming increasingly significant.
The ongoing meetings between Chey and Huang are interpreted as more than just social gatherings; they are expanding to cover topics such as post-HBM4 supply collaboration, AI data centers, and next-generation packaging responses.
Industry insiders believe that discussions on the AI semiconductor supply chain, HBM, and AI data center collaboration will be major agenda items during this meeting. SK Hynix has established itself as a core partner for NVIDIA's HBM, and SK Group is pushing to expand its AI value chain beyond semiconductors to include energy and data center infrastructure.
An industry source remarked, "The fact that Jensen Huang repeatedly meets with Chey Tae-won in Korea underscores the weight of the collaboration between SK and NVIDIA. While the scenes of chicken and samgyeopsal may seem lighthearted, they actually reflect high-level coordination around the AI semiconductor supply chain."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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