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Samsung and Broadcom Fortify Partnership in Memory and Foundry to Meet AI Demands

By News Desk

Samsung Electronics has formalized an enhanced strategic collaboration with Broadcom, marked by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on expanding their partnership across memory and foundry technologies. This collaboration is poised to bolster the development of next-generation AI infrastructure.

The MOU announcement was made during the AI Summit at The Midway in San Francisco, with key figures such as Jinman Han, President and Head of Samsung Electronics’ Foundry Business, and Hock Tan, President and CEO of Broadcom, in attendance. Representatives from the Korean government and senior executives from both companies also participated.

Investment and Strategic Focus

The collaboration between Samsung and Broadcom is projected to be valued at over $200 billion in memory and foundry sectors over the span of the next five years to 2030.

  • Memory Solutions: The partnership aims to advance in the domain of memory solutions, particularly High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), which will underpin Broadcom’s next-generation AI accelerators.
  • Foundry Technologies: The focus will also be on Samsung’s 2-nanometer (nm) and sub-2nm process technologies, pivotal for Broadcom’s products, including Wireless Broadband Communications (WBC) solutions.
  • Advanced Packaging: The collaboration extends to sophisticated packaging technologies, leveraging Samsung’s 2nm process, including 2.3D and 2.5D integration, to enhance performance and energy efficiency in AI and networking silicon.

Executive Insights

Young Hyun Jun, Vice Chairman & CEO of Samsung Electronics’ Device Solutions (DS) Division, emphasized the significance of integrated semiconductor technologies in meeting AI’s growing demands. He stated, “By expanding our collaboration with Broadcom across these critical technologies, we look forward to delivering greater value to customers while advancing the AI infrastructure of the future.”

Charlie Kawwas, President of the Semiconductor Solutions Group at Broadcom, highlighted the importance of ecosystem collaboration. “As AI infrastructure continues to scale, close collaboration across the semiconductor ecosystem becomes increasingly important,” he remarked. By leveraging Samsung’s expertise in memory and foundry with Broadcom’s leadership in AI and connectivity, the companies aim to drive forward the next generation of AI technologies.

Samsung’s comprehensive capabilities in memory, logic, foundry, and advanced packaging position it uniquely to deliver holistic semiconductor solutions tailored for the AI era. The renewed partnership with Broadcom underscores Samsung’s dedication to supporting a diverse range of applications within AI and high-performance computing sectors, providing end-to-end solutions for customers.

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