Samsung starts mass production of next-gen AI memory chip

Samsung Electronics has started mass production of a next-generation memory chip to power artificial intelligence, the South Korean firm announced Thursday, touting an “industry-leading” breakthrough.

The high-bandwidth “HBM4” chips are a key component for AI data centres, with US tech giant Nvidia — now the world’s most valuable company — widely expected to be one of Samsung’s main customers.

Samsung said it had “begun mass production of its industry-leading HBM4 and has shipped commercial products to customers”.