Samsung Gets Nvidia’s Nod to Supply Less Advanced AI Memory
- Company’s 8-layer HBM3E was cleared by Nvidia in December
- Samsung is still behind SK Hynix, supplier of 12-layer HBM3E
SK Hynix became the first supplier to mass-produce 8-layer HBM3E in early 2024 and began supplying the more advanced 12-layer variety around the end of last year.
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Samsung Electronics Co. has obtained approval to supply its high-bandwidth memory chips to Nvidia Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
The South Korean chipmaker’s 8-layer HBM3E — less advanced than cutting-edge 12-layer parts — was cleared by Nvidia in December, said the people who asked not to be named as the information is private. Those chips are going into Nvidia’s less powerful AI processors tailored for the Chinese market, one of the people said.