Arm Holdings To Open Chip School In South Korea To Train 1,400 Experts For AI

Group 1: Semiconductor and AI Development - South Korea's industry ministry and SoftBank's Arm Holdings signed an agreement to enhance the semiconductor and AI sectors in South Korea [1] - Arm will establish a chip design school in South Korea, aiming to train approximately 1,400 high-level chip design specialists [2] - SoftBank's CEO highlighted the increasing demand for AI, which will significantly boost chip requirements, and identified energy as a bottleneck for AI development in South Korea [3] Group 2: AI Ambitions and Global Partnerships - South Korea aims to rank among the top three AI powers globally, with President Lee engaging with tech leaders like OpenAI's CEO and Nvidia's CEO to further this goal [4] - Nvidia confirmed it will supply over 260,000 advanced AI chips to the South Korean government and major companies, including Samsung Electronics [5] Group 3: U.S.-South Korea Trade Relations - The U.S. has cut its general tariff rate on imports from South Korea to 15%, which is retroactive to November 1, 2025, aligning rates with Japan and the EU [6][7] - Amazon Web Services announced a commitment to invest at least $5 billion in South Korea by 2031 for new AI data centers, as part of a broader $40 billion plan across APEC economies [8][9] - Amazon's investment follows other companies pledging a combined $9 billion over five years to enhance South Korea's AI infrastructure [10]