Qualcomm CEO Visits Korea for Samsung 2nm and SK Hynix Memory Talks

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon visited South Korea on April 21 for meetings with Samsung Electronics foundry executives and SK Hynix, with discussions centered on chip manufacturing and memory supply. A key topic with Samsung was potential production of Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 on Samsung's 2nm process.

The SK Hynix meetings focused on securing memory supply as AI demand tightens availability, including LPDDR, HBM and SOCAMM. The visit signals Qualcomm's effort to diversify supply and deepen ties with major Korean semiconductor companies.