Samsung and SK Group Chairmen to Attend Google's Private CEO Summit in Italy
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won are reportedly traveling to Sicily, Italy, to attend "Google Camp," an exclusive, private annual summit. The event will bring together global tech leaders to discuss AI infrastructure, semiconductor partnerships, and next-generation memory supply. As demand for AI servers and high-performance computing surges, securing partnerships for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and AI chips is critical for tech giants. This summit provides a key networking platform for South Korea's top chipmakers to align their hardware roadmaps with Google and other major cloud providers. Founded in 2013 by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google Camp maintains strict confidentiality, with its attendee list and agenda kept secret. Lee Jae-yong has attended the event for three consecutive years since 2022, while this marks Chey Tae-won's first attendance since 2024.
## BACKGROUND
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is a high-performance 3D-stacked DRAM architecture designed to deliver massive data throughput while consuming less power than traditional memory. It is a critical component in AI accelerators and data centers, where processing large datasets quickly is essential. Samsung and SK Hynix (a subsidiary of SK Group) are the world's leading producers of HBM.