Jun Young-hyun, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, said, "In the short term, (with Nvidia) we discussed cooperation on HBM and foundry," adding, "In the mid to long term, we talked about working together and jointly developing."
Vice Chairman Jun met with reporters after meeting Jensen Huang, Nvidia chief executive officer (CEO), at the Yeongbingwan of the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 8th, and said, "I had many good conversations with CEO Jensen Huang," adding, "We have worked together for a long time, but today seems to be the best conversation we have had."
Vice Chairman Jun was cautious about the progress of cooperation with Nvidia after shipment of samples of the next-generation product HBM4E. Jun said, "Starting this year, we need to sufficiently supply HBM4 and SOCAMM," adding, "From next year, we will also have many discussions on long-term cooperation such as HBM4E, foundry, and HBM5."
Regarding foundry cooperation, Jun said, "We are working together on the Autonomous Driving chip and accelerator chips such as Groq-3 that (Nvidia) needs," adding, "We are also discussing next-generation cooperation."
However, when asked if there were any newly discussed items in the Autonomous Driving field, Jun answered, "No."
On the competitive landscape with SK hynix, Jun said, "We will focus on doing our job," adding, "We will show the results later." Jun added, "We will work as hard as possible to help Nvidia succeed as the best partner."