On the 21st, it became known that Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm's chief executive officer (CEO), is meeting in succession with the management of Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and LG Electronics to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI).
According to the industry, Amon is meeting that day with Han Jin-man, president of Samsung Electronics' foundry business unit, and other foundry executives. They are said to be discussing producing Qualcomm's next-generation application processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, using Samsung Electronics' 2-nanometer (nm; 1 nm is one-billionth of a meter) process. In January at CES 2026, Amon said, "We have begun discussions with Samsung Electronics on contract manufacturing using the 2 nm process," and noted that design work for the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 has been completed.
With SK hynix's management, discussions were reportedly held regarding the procurement of memory semiconductors. Qualcomm unveiled its data center AI chips "AI200" and "AI250" last year. As a result, the industry believes the talks were held to secure supplies of products such as low-power DRAM (LPDDR) or high-bandwidth memory (HBM).
Amon was also said to have held a private meeting that day at an undisclosed location in Seoul with Lyu Jae-cheol, president of LG Electronics, and other executives. The two companies are cooperating in a range of fields, including 6G (sixth-generation mobile communications) and "Humanoid Robot," among others.