Nvidia’s Jensen Huang scandal casts shadow over South Korea’s chip ‘bromance’

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Reports of an alleged affair involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy are raising concerns in South Korea. The controversy could affect ties between Nvidia and Korean technology leaders and heighten the risk of tighter US export controls on South Korean semiconductor companies, with potential implications for AI supply chains.

South Korea is facing growing concerns over the fallout from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, amid fears that the scandal could disrupt global AI supply chains and trigger tighter US export controls on Seoul’s semiconductor champions. The highly publicised “bromance” between Huang and South Korea’s top technology leaders – notably Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won – has played a crucial...