AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAI Chip Mega-Deals: South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix are set to pursue a combined $950B memory-chip and AI infrastructure partnership with US tech giants including Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Broadcom, as President Lee Jae Myung pushes a “San Francisco AI Declaration” to make Seoul a trusted AI supply-chain base. Semiconductor Supply Focus: The plan centers on long-term HBM memory supply (SK Hynix $750B, Samsung $200B) plus large AI data-center investments (5 GW capacity, 2M GPUs) and Naver’s $10B global AI factory push. India Electronics Growth: India’s electronics manufacturing hit Rs 13.11 lakh crore in 2025-26, up nearly 7x in a decade, supporting about 25 lakh jobs and surging mobile production and exports. US Tariff Pressure: US Section 301 forced-labour tariffs were cut for most Indian exports to 10% from 12.5%, giving exporters a short-term edge while costs remain a concern. E-Waste Policy Push: Informal e-waste collectors in Kenya are lobbying for legal recognition in a proposed electronics disposal and recycling law.
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