Samsung Electronics experienced a notable increase in its stock price, climbing as much as 6.51%, following the announcement that it has started shipping samples of its innovative 12-layer HBM4E chip to customers worldwide. This chip, touted as an industry first, boasts speeds of up to 16 Gigabits-per-second while enhancing energy efficiency and thermal performance.
The HBM4E chips are essential for advanced artificial intelligence systems, enabling processors to manage large data volumes efficiently, which is critical for AI accelerators like Nvidia's Rubin and Google's Ironwood Tensor Processing Unit. The new chip offers a 48-gigabyte capacity, representing over a 30% improvement from its predecessor.
Samsung plans to expand its offerings to include configurations of 32GB and 64GB based on customer needs. Sang Joon Hwang, Samsung's executive vice president, emphasized the company's commitment to driving growth in the global AI memory market through its advanced manufacturing capabilities.
This announcement follows Samsung's earlier shipments of HBM4 chips in February, indicating its strategy to close the competitive gap with SK Hynix and solidify its position in the next-generation AI memory landscape. As of the latest trading, Samsung's shares were up 3.67% at 310,500 won