SK hynix ships HBM4E samples, joining Samsung in next-gen AI memory race

SK hynix said Thursday it has shipped samples of its 12-layer HBM4E, the next generation of high-bandwidth memory for artificial intelligence, to major customers, moving the company into the customer-qualification stage roughly three weeks after rival Samsung Electronics claimed the industry's first such shipment.

The announcement marks a shift in the HBM4E contest from product roadmaps to the more decisive phase in which AI chipmakers verify the memory inside their actual accelerator platforms. ...