The Minute to Read (Weekdays) series provides a quick overview of significant events in Korea everyday, conveniently condensed into a one-minute read. Here’s a recap of what happened yesterday: Jan. 31.

Samsung Electronics Co. has obtained approval to supply its high-bandwidth memory chips to Nvidia Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.

Samsung Electronics has obtained approval to supply its fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to U.S. tech giant Nvidia, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 31. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg said Samsung’s 8-layer HBM3E passed Nvidia’s qualification test in December.