The Korea Times
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon held a series of meetings with executives at Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and LG Electronics during his visit to Korea, Tuesday, in a move widely seen as aimed at securing memory supply and deepening foundry partnerships for next-generation chips. According to industry officials, Amon arrived in Seoul on Monday and held a series of closed-door meetings with top executives from Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and LG Electronics through Tuesday. The meetings were attended by Samsung Electronics’ Foundry Business President Han Jin-man and LG Electronics CEO Lyu Jae-cheol. The back-to-back meetings are seen as Qualcomm pushing to reinforce ties with Korean partners across its supply chain, including the manufacturing of its application processors (APs), sourcing of advanced memory chips and exploration of opportunities in the physical artificial intelligence (AI), communications and automotive sectors. The companies did not officially confirm the agenda of Amon’s meetings, but industry officials noted that one of the key purposes was to secure memory chips. Qua
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