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AI chip race heats up: NVIDIA-SK Group unveil $500 billion alliance as Samsung, Broadcom ...
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Fusion42 · 26 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
NVIDIA and SK Group announced a $500 billion partnership spanning AI factories and next-generation memory, including a 2-gigawatt AI factory in South Korea and co-development of High Bandwidth Memory. Samsung and Broadcom simultaneously expanded their alliance to $200 billion through 2030, combining memory, foundry and advanced packaging for AI infrastructure.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure and Semiconductors, and 5 sources have reported it between 25 Jul 2026 and 27 Jul 2026.
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If you make memory, packaging, or connectivity components for AI chips, your customer just became your customer's customer—and both are now locking in long-term volume commitments at scale. The money is consolidating around proven players; the window to become a supplier to these partnerships is closing.
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5 sources · first reported 25 Jul 2026 · latest 27 Jul 2026
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