Nvidia Says Samsung Faces Challenges With AI Memory Chip Design
- ‘They are working on it,’ Nvidia’s CEO says at CES conference
- New high-bandwidth memory is key part of AI computing systems
Nvidia Corp. head Jensen Huang said that Samsung Electronics Co. has faced difficulties producing a new type of memory chip for AI systems, but he expressed confidence that the partner company would overcome the challenges.
The technology in question — the latest type of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM — is a vital part of new artificial intelligence systems that feature Nvidia chips. Samsung has been slower than rivals such as SK Hynix Inc. in producing HBM that meets Nvidia’s standards, and Huang acknowledged those challenges during a press briefing at the CES conference in Las Vegas Tuesday.