Nvidia Courts South Korea in 4-Day Huang Tour as 80,000 Track Celebrity-Style Visit
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Updated · CNBC · Jun 5
Nvidia Courts South Korea in 4-Day Huang Tour as 80,000 Track Celebrity-Style Visit
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 5
Summary
A four-day South Korea trip by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang begins Friday with a TV appearance, a baseball first pitch and expected meetings with SK, LG and Naver leaders.
Nvidia is using the high-profile visit to tighten Korean supply-chain and AI ties as the Iran war sharpens sourcing concerns and China sales face tougher regulation.
More than 80,000 people have visited a Korean site mapping Huang's schedule, while local investors are also watching companies linked to his meals and meetings.
Samsung Electronics fell 3.98% and SK Hynix dropped 7.22% on Friday, with excitement over Huang's arrival outweighed by a broader chip selloff after Broadcom's weak outlook.
Huang has called Korea a critical part of Nvidia's ecosystem, and his second visit in seven months underscores how central the country is to the company's next partnerships.