Samsung starts mass production of next-gen AI chipsAFP, SEOULSamsung Electronics Co yesterday announced that it had started mass production of its next-generation memory chips to power artificial intelligence (AI), touting an “industry-leading” breakthrough. The high-bandwidth HBM4 chips are seen as a key component needed to scale-up the vast data centers powering the explosion in AI. A mockup of a chipset featuring Samsung Electronics’ high-bandwidth memory technology is displayed at the Semiconductor Exhibition in Seoul on Oct. 22 last year. Samsung and its South Korean rival SK Hynix Inc are already among the leading producers of high-performance memory chips, and the two companies had raced to start HBM4 production. Taipei-based research firm TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) predicts that global memory industry revenue would surge to a peak of more than US$840 billion next year.

Source: Taipei Times February 12, 2026 16:52 UTC