00:02It's Wednesday, September 30th. Let's take a look at a key development in Korea's industry
00:07sector. Samsung is teaming up with KKR to invest 1.4 trillion won in AI infrastructure firm Helix.
00:16The global data center market is projected to grow from $366.3 billion in 2025 to $949.26
00:26billion by 2034. Samsung's own stake and new investment totaled 700 billion won.
00:35Samsung and KKR jointly structured the investment to expand AI-focused data center capacity.
00:42Samsung's semiconductor and display units are participating alongside the equity partner.
00:47The deal reflects a broader push into AI infrastructure ownership rather than just
00:52chip supply. Here's what the numbers show. 1.4 trillion won, roughly $1.03 billion,
01:00is the combined Samsung KKR investment in Helix. The global data center market is projected to grow
01:08from $366.3 billion in 2025 to $949.26 billion by 2034. Samsung's own stake, acquisition, and fresh
01:21investment amount to $700 billion combined. Six Samsung affiliates are participating in the data center
01:29platform build-out. Separately, OCI is joining a $830 billion public-private semiconductor materials
01:38cluster in North Geola province as an anchor company. So what does this mean for global supply chain
01:45managers? Earlier, we said Samsung and KKR are investing $1.4 trillion in AI infrastructure firm
01:53Helix. Here's what that actually means for you. Samsung is moving beyond chip manufacturing into
02:00owning the data center infrastructure that runs AI workloads, positioning it across more of the AI value
02:07chain. OCI's materials cluster participation shows Korea's semiconductor supply chain deepening at the
02:15component level too. Samsung and KKR's next phase of Helix data center build-out. Global data center
02:22capacity additions as the market scales toward 2034. OCI's semiconductor materials cluster progress
02:30in North Geola province. That's today's AI Prism, Industry Daily. This episode was produced with AI
02:38assistance based on Seoul Economic Daily reporting and reviewed by a human editor. AI Prism is a
02:45Wanifra award-winning series. We'll be back tomorrow.
