Chair Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics said Korea and the United States should combine their technological and industrial competitiveness to drive innovation across the entire artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem.
On the 24th (local time), Lee attended the "San Francisco AI Summit" held in San Francisco and said, "The United States has the world's best foundational AI technologies and platforms, as well as outstanding talent. Korea has unrivaled competitiveness in semiconductors, devices, and advanced manufacturing," adding, "If we unite the strengths of the two countries, we can innovate faster, grow bigger, and solve many difficult challenges."
He also emphasized that collaboration beyond the boundaries of nations and corporations is needed to advance the AI industry. Lee said, "The AI era cannot be built by the power of a single corporation or nation alone," adding, "To establish a complete ecosystem—from innovative AI models and cutting-edge semiconductors to data centers for reliable services and abundant power—global cooperation across borders is essential."
He added, "Every time I visit Silicon Valley, I am struck by the speed at which AI is transforming our lives and the world," and "How we develop and use AI will determine how different a future unfolds before us. With AI's progress, the way humanity works, thinks, and lives is being transformed from the ground up."
Lee also said Samsung Electronics will lead safe and human-centered AI innovation. Lee said, "Samsung has put into practice a management philosophy of contributing to human society through technology," adding, "We will continue to pursue innovations for AI that is safe and enriches human life, in step with the global community."
Lee underscored responsibility for future generations by citing an anecdote from President Lee Jae-myung's autobiography about childhood. Lee said, "I am reminded of the president's autobiography, which says that 50 years ago, while attending an elementary school in a remote countryside, touching a helicopter that landed on the playground filled the student with wonder and inspired dreams for the future," adding, "Just as the boy who first saw the helicopter that day dreamed of the future, Samsung will do everything it can so the next generation living in the AI era can dream even bigger."
At the event, Samsung signed a $200 billion (about 292 trillion won) strategic partnership with Broadcom, a global leader in communications and AI Semiconductor design. Samsung Electronics will supply state-of-the-art high bandwidth memory (HBM) solutions for Broadcom's next-generation AI accelerators through 2030.
In February, Samsung Electronics became the first in the industry to mass-produce and ship HBM4 applying 1c DRAM and 4nm base-die technologies, and in May it also became the first to supply samples of HBM4E (7th generation) to customers. It plans to collaborate with Broadcom based on these products. In addition, Samsung Electronics plans to apply sub-2nm cutting-edge foundry processes to key product lineups such as Broadcom's next-generation high-speed data communication semiconductors.