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Latest US chip ban on China creates a big headache for Samsung

The US government has used export control measures to restrict advanced chips made using American technology to China. A wave of other sanctions have also severely restricted the country's access to latest semiconductor technology. However, companies that make those products may not necessarily be thrilled as there's significant demand for advanced chips from Chinese companies. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

Samsung hints its flagship HBM3E chips being approved by Nvidia

Samsung announced its earnings for the third quarter earlier today. A large part of its earnings call was spent discussing memory chips since those are considered the company's biggest source of profit. However, the company had problems getting its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips approved by Nvidia, the world's biggest AI chip firm. Now, the company […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung’s HBM3E chips reportedly clear Nvidia’s tests, crossing major milestone

Samsung has been having problems getting its HBM chips cleared by Nvidia. A few weeks ago, the company's HBM3 chips received Nvidia's certification for the Chinese market. Now, Reuters is reporting that Samsung's HBM3E (fifth-generation HBM) chips have received Nvidia's certification, clearing a major milestone. Samsung's 8-layer HBM3E chips reportedly receive Nvidia certification A new […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Chinese firms have been stockpiling Samsung’s HBM chips for months

Samsung was in a spot of worry a few months ago, as its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips hadn't received Nvidia's certification for months. A few weeks ago, Samsung's HBM3 chips reportedly received Nvidia's certification for the Chinese market. However, even before the certification, Chinese firms had been reportedly stockpiling Samsung's HBM chips for months. Chinese […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung’s HBM memory chip sales rise by 50% at a crucial time

Samsung, the world's biggest memory chip maker, faced the worst period in its history last year. It faced losses due to a slump in the memory segment and lower memory chip prices. It also faced difficulties in selling its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to Nvidia, the biggest AI firm. However, its worst days are over, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung’s profit rises 14.5x amid AI chip boom

After announcing its revenue estimates earlier this month, Samsung has announced its financial results for the second quarter of this year. The South Korean firm reported a 23.42% rise in revenue and a meteoric rise of 1,458% in operating profit in Q2 2024 compared to last year. These better-than-expected numbers are due to the rise […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung might supply HBM3E chips to Nvidia later this year

Ever since the AI boom started a few years ago, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips have been in high demand. Despite being the world's biggest memory chip maker, Samsung faced difficulties getting HBM chips certified by Nvidia. the world's biggest AI chip firm. However, Samsung could soon get Nvidia's certification for its HBM3E chips. Samsung's HBM3E […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung’s HBM3 chips cleared by Nvidia, but there’s a catch

Despite being the world's biggest memory chip maker, Samsung faced difficulties getting its high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips certified by Nvidia. After months of struggle, there is some good news for Samsung, as reports indicate that its HBM3 chips have now received clearance from Nvidia. Nvidia certifies Samsung's HBM3 chips, but only for China According […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung consolidates various HBM teams into one

For the last couple of years, artificial intelligence or AI has been the buzzword in the technology industry. It gained popularity with the rise of GenAI-powered chatbots, such as Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. In most cases, these chatbots process user requests on cloud-based servers powered by hardware components that specialize in carrying […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung’s HBM3 chips reportedly fail to pass Nvidia tests due to heat issues

Samsung's high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips have reportedly failed Nvidia's tests due to heat and power consumption issues. These HBM3 chips were tested for use inside Nvidia's AI accelerators. Their failure has raised considerable doubts regarding their performance. Samsung's HBM3 chips continue to fail Nvidia's tests According to an exclusive report from Reuters, Samsung's HBM3 chips […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

Samsung replaces its semiconductor chip boss amid hightened competition in AI era

Amid heightened competition in the semiconductor chip business, Samsung has appointed Jun Young-hyun as the new head of the Samsung Device Solutions (DS) business arm. He replaces Kyung Kye-hyun, who became the head of the company's chip division two years ago. This replacement is highly unusual as Samsung usually reshuffles the heads of its business […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

Samsung has a grand plan to establish dominance in AI memory

The demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is projected to skyrocket in the coming years as AI matures and the era of general artificial intelligence is ushered in. As one of the world's leading suppliers of memory products, Samsung understandably considers this a lucrative opportunity, and the company has put together a grand plan to establish […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 months ago

Samsung puts hundreds more on HBM team for total market dominance

Samsung has been talking a lot about gaining a dominant position in the global high-bandwidth memory market. It's not just all talk, though, the company is also putting its money where its mouth is by continuing to push the envelope on this technology. There seems to be a renewed sense of urgency at Samsung that […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 months ago

Samsung unveils its HBM3E memory and new CXL memory modules

Samsung is the world's biggest semiconductor memory chip maker and is often the first to launch new technologies in the segment. Today, the company unveiled its new CXL (Compute Express Link) memory modules and the HBM3E memory. These products are meant to be used in cloud servers and supercomputers for AI and other high-performance computing […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

Samsung denies using its rival’s tech for advanced memory chips

It was reported yesterday that Samsung will start making advanced high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, used for various applications including AI, with technology that's favored by its local rival SK Hynix. The company was reportedly making this switch to increase its yields of HBM chips. SK Hynix has managed to establish a solid footing for […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 months ago

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