Samsung and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership spanning multiple Samsung divisions—Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDS, Samsung C&T, and Samsung Heavy Industries—to accelerate global AI data center infrastructure advancements. The collaboration brings together industry-leading capabilities across semiconductors, data centers, shipbuilding, cloud services, and maritime technologies to support OpenAI’s ambitious Stargate initiative.
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Samsung OpenAI Partnership: Four-Division Collaboration
The Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed at Samsung’s Seoul headquarters, marking a comprehensive partnership addressing AI infrastructure challenges from chip manufacturing to floating data centers. Each Samsung division contributes specialized expertise to support OpenAI’s expanding computational needs and innovative infrastructure solutions.
| Samsung Division | Partnership Focus | Key Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics | Strategic memory partner | Up to 900,000 DRAM wafers/month for Stargate |
| Samsung SDS | AI data center development | Design, deployment, ChatGPT Enterprise reseller |
| Samsung C&T | Floating data centers | Construction and engineering expertise |
| Samsung Heavy Industries | Maritime AI infrastructure | Shipbuilding and offshore technologies |
Samsung Electronics: Advanced Semiconductor Solutions
Samsung Electronics will serve as OpenAI’s strategic memory partner, supplying advanced semiconductor solutions with OpenAI’s projected memory demand reaching up to 900,000 DRAM wafers monthly. The comprehensive semiconductor provider offers high-performance, energy-efficient DRAM solutions spanning memory, logic, and foundry technologies supporting the full AI workflow from training to inference.
Samsung brings differentiated capabilities in advanced chip packaging and heterogeneous integration between memory and system semiconductors, enabling unique solutions tailored for OpenAI’s computational requirements. This positions Samsung as a critical supplier for the massive Stargate AI infrastructure buildout.
Samsung SDS: Enterprise AI Services & Data Centers
Samsung SDS will collaborate with OpenAI in design, development, and operation of Stargate AI data centers, leveraging expertise in advanced data center technologies. The partnership enables Samsung SDS to provide consulting, deployment, and management services for businesses integrating OpenAI’s AI models into internal systems.
Samsung SDS has also signed a reseller partnership for OpenAI’s services in Korea, supporting local companies adopting ChatGPT Enterprise offerings. This positions Samsung SDS as a key enabler of AI transformation across Korean businesses.
Floating Data Centers: Innovation in AI Infrastructure
Samsung C&T and Samsung Heavy Industries will jointly develop floating data centers with OpenAI—an innovative solution addressing land scarcity, lowering cooling costs, and reducing carbon emissions. Despite technical complexity limiting wider deployment, Samsung’s proprietary shipbuilding and maritime technologies position the partnership to overcome these challenges.
The collaboration will also explore floating power plants and control centers beyond data center infrastructure, representing a groundbreaking approach to AI infrastructure scalability.
Supporting Korea’s AI Leadership Goals
Starting with this landmark partnership, Samsung aims to fully support Korea’s ambitions to become one of the world’s top three nations in AI while creating new opportunities in the field. Samsung is also exploring broader ChatGPT adoption within its companies to facilitate workplace AI transformation.
FAQs
How much DRAM will Samsung supply to OpenAI monthly?
Up to 900,000 DRAM wafers per month to support the Stargate initiative.
What are floating data centers in the Samsung-OpenAI partnership?
Maritime-based AI infrastructure addressing land scarcity, reducing cooling costs and carbon emissions.
