TL;DR
On September 9, 2026, OpenAI Korea GM Harrison Kim said at a Seoul press conference that OpenAI and Samsung Electronics made the most progress on next-generation AI chip R&D and joint production; cooperation now extends from HBM4 memory supply to foundry and packaging.
Event overview
On September 9, 2026, OpenAI Korea General Manager Harrison Kim told a press conference in Seoul that OpenAI and Samsung Electronics have made the most progress on the R&D and joint production of next-generation chips, with the widest recognition. In June 2026, OpenAI shipped its first custom AI chip co-designed with Broadcom. According to reports cited by Wall Street News, the cooperation extends from Samsung's supply of HBM4 memory to exploring foundry and packaging. By the end of August 2026, ChatGPT Enterprise users among Korean companies and institutions had grown about 28x year over year, making Samsung one of OpenAI's largest enterprise deployments worldwide.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | September 9, 2026 |
| Venue | Press conference in Seoul, South Korea |
| Parties | OpenAI Korea GM Harrison Kim; Samsung Electronics |
| Event | Most progress on next-gen chip R&D and joint production |
| Scope | From HBM4 memory supply to foundry and packaging |
| Background | June 2026: first custom AI chip co-designed with Broadcom |
| Korea | ChatGPT Enterprise users up about 28x YoY by end-August 2026 |