By Anthony Garreffa
Publication Date: 2026-02-19 08:51:00
TL;DR: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang revealed a groundbreaking chip will debut at GTC next month, highlighting a strong partnership with SK hynix in a billion-dollar semiconductor infrastructure project. This collaboration emphasizes innovation and shared goals in advancing next-generation memory and chip technologies.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has been hanging out with engineers from Korean semiconductor giant SK hynix, enjoying some chicken and beer in California, where he teased that “a chip that will surprise the world will be unveiled at GTC next month“.
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In an exclusive interview with Jensen and Korean media outlet KED, the NVIDIA CEO said: “we’re at the beginning of a billion-dollar infrastructure project“. While enjoying some chicken and beer with NVIDIA and South Korean engineers, Jensen said: “we’re one team with Korean semiconductors“.
Jensen met with the KED reporter after having dinner with around 30 NVIDIA and SK hynix engineers at 99 Chicken, a Korea-style fried chicken restaurant in Santa Clara, California. The NVIDIA CEO readily accepted the unscheduled interview request, saying: “ask as much as you want“.
Jensen described the evening as a “celebration of the world’s best memory (semiconductor) team“, just over a week after his “chicken and beer meeting” with SK Group chairman Choi Tae-won and other SK executives on February 5. The NVIDIA CEO held the gathering to encourage the two companies’ executives.
The NVIDIA CEO told the KED…
