Watch live as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks to the media upon his arrival in South Korea.
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What Jensen Huang said
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Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, visited South Korea to align supply chains and thank partners, noting that the AI buildout is accelerating and that the second half of the year will be much larger than the first, with next year being very large. He confirmed that Grace Blackwell is doing well and Vera Rubin is in full production, with all three memory vendors qualified and in production. Huang declined to reveal plans for HBM with hybrid bonding next year, saying he would announce when ready. He discussed RTX Spark, calling it the first complete PC redesign in 40 years, designed for AI agents. He confirmed Nvidia has started hiring for an R&D center in Korea, with a site to be built once enough people are hired. He also recommended robotics as a key investment sector in Korea, citing the country's strengths in manufacturing, mechatronics, and AI.
Key takeaways
Second half of 2026 will be much larger than the first half, and next year will be very large for Nvidia.
Vera Rubin is in full production, with all three memory vendors qualified and in production.
RTX Spark is the first complete PC redesign in 40 years, designed for AI agents.
Nvidia has started hiring for its R&D center in Korea, with a site to be built once enough people are hired.
Huang declined to confirm plans for HBM with hybrid bonding next year.
Numbers and commitments
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40 years
Time since the last complete PC redesign, per Huang on RTX Spark
3:01Do you have a plan to promote the new RTX Spark platform during your visit to Korea?
3:34So, there's a report about NVIDIA deciding to reduce high-speed memory included in their new system because of a memory supply shortage. Can you confirm that, please?
4:17And can you give me an opportunity to take a selfie with you after my question?
4:50So can you give me information about the timeline for NVIDIA's R&D center in Korea?
5:53So, do you have a specific plan to expand, like a timeline?
7:19So, what people here, investors, what would you like if you have to pick just one sub-sector you like to invest in Korea?
I'm back because I want to thank all of my partners and customers who are here. We're doing a lot of very important work as you know. Artificial intelligence buildout is accelerating. We had a very big year last year. And the Korea market is doing very well. I'm very happy about that. The second half is going to be much larger than the first half and next year is going to be very, very large. And so I want to make sure that our partners are aligned and prepared and we have a lot of work to do. And so our partners are doing a very good job.
Well, mostly it's to align our supply chain because we all have to manufacture a great deal of technology. As DRAMs, HBM memories, chips, and we have a very significant, very large AI infrastructure buildout. Already a very successful first half. Grace Blackwell, our system, is doing very well and Vera Rubin is in full production. So we're going to be very busy this second half.
Huang, J. (2026, June 4). LIVE: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives in South Korea [Interview transcript]. Associated Press. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/963815/
MLA
Jensen Huang. "LIVE: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives in South Korea." Associated Press, 4 Jun. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/963815/.
BibTeX
@misc{huang2026_963815,
author = {Jensen Huang},
title = {LIVE: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives in South Korea},
howpublished = {Interview transcript, Associated Press. CEOInterviews.AI},
year = {2026},
month = {jun},
url = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/963815/},
note = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}
