Subj : Samsung confirms next generation HBM4 memory is in fact Snowbolt
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Apr 02 2024 19:45:05

Samsung confirms next generation HBM4 memory is in fact Snowbolt  and reveals 
it plans to flood the market with precious AI memory amidst growing 
competition with SK Hynix and Micron

Date:
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:36:28 +0000

Description:
Samsung announced Snowbolt, its future HBM4 chip, at MemCom, along with its 
plans to increase its HBM production.

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Samsung has revealed it expects to triple its HBM chip production this year. 

Following the third-generation HBM2E and fourth-generation HBM3, which are 
already in mass production, we plan to produce the 12-layer fifth-generation 
HBM and 32 gigabit-based 128 GB DDR5 products in large quantities in the 
first half of the year, SangJoon Hwang, EVP and Head of DRAM Product and 
Technology Team at Samsung said during a speech at Memcon 2024. 

With these products, we expect to enhance our presence in high-performance, 
high-capacity memory in the AI era. Snowbolt 

Samsung plans a 2.9-fold increase in HBM chip production volume this year, up 
from the 2.5-fold projection previously announced at CES 2024. The company 
also shared a roadmap detailing its future HBM production, projecting a 
13.8-fold surge in HBM shipments by 2026 compared to 2023. 

Samsung used Memcon 2024 to showcase its HBM3E 12H chip  the industrys first 
12-stack HBM3E DRAM - which is currently being sampled with customers. This 
will follow Microns 24GB 8H HBM3E into mass production in the coming months. 

According to The Korea Economic Daily , Samsung also spoke of its plans for 
HBM4 and its sixth-generation HBM chip which the company has named Snowbolt,. 
Samsung says it intends to apply the buffer die, a control device, to the 
bottom layer of stacked memory for enhanced efficiency. It didnt provide any 
information on when that future generation of HBM will see the light of day, 
however. 

Despite being the worlds largest memory chipmaker, Samsung has lagged behind 
archrival SK Hynix in the HBM chip segment, forcing it to invest heavily to 
boost production of what is a crucial component in the escalating AI race due 
to its superior processing speed. 

SK Hynix isnt going to make things easy for Samsung however. The worlds 
second largest memory chip maker recently announced plans to build the 
largest chip production facility ever seen at Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in 
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. More from TechRadar Pro Samsung but beats 
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https://www.techradar.com/pro/samsung-confirms-next-generation-hbm4-memory-is-
in-fact-snowbolt-and-reveals-that-it-plans-to-flood-the-market-with-precious-a
i-memory-amidst-growing-competition-with-sk-hynix-and-micron


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