Tesla CEO Musk says he discussed chip deal with Samsung Chairman Lee

Tesla Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk said he discussed the details of a recent semiconductor supply deal with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong. In a response to a user's comment on his X account on Tuesday (U.S. time) that Samsung Electronics "has no idea what they signed up for," Musk replied, "They do. "I had a video call with the chairman and senior leadership of Samsung to go over what a real partnership would be like," he continued, adding they will "use the strengths of both companies to achieve a great outcome." Later, when another user commented that "Samsung is definitely the underdog when it comes to chipmaking," Musk defended the Korean tech giant, saying: "Both TSMC and Samsung are great companies. It is an honor to work with them." Shortly after Samsung Electronics announced a 22.8 trillion-won ($16.5 billion) deal to supply artificial intelligence (AI) chips to an undisclosed customer, Musk revealed that Tesla was the partner behind the contract. He said Samsung Electronics will manufacture Tesla's next-generation AI6 chip at its new semiconductor plant inWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times