Investors are accustomed to volatility in the semiconductor industry. On October 24th SK Hynix, which has surged ahead in the fast-growing segment of high-bandwidth memory chips, which are needed for AI, reported a record profit. More than nine-tenths of the time it takes an AI model to respond to a user query is spent shuttling data back and forth between …
A version of Samsung Electronics' fifth-generation high bandwidth memory chips, or HBM3E, has passed Nvidia's tests for use in its artificial intelligence processors, three sources briefed on the results said. The South Korean technology giant's 12-layer version of HBM3E chips, however, has yet to pass Nvidia's tests, the sources said, declining to be identified as the matter remains confidential. Samsung …
