SanDisk and SK Hynix have jointly introduced the High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) specification, a new open standard designed to enhance memory capacity and bandwidth for AI inference systems. This technology aims to bridge the gap between the high performance of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and the larger capacities of NAND flash. The HBF specification targets up to 3 TB/s bandwidth and 512GB capacity per package, potentially exceeding HBM4 capabilities in capacity and offering a new memory tier for AI workloads. AI
IMPACT This new memory standard could significantly boost AI inference performance by providing larger, faster memory pools closer to compute.
RANK_REASON Joint announcement of a new technology specification by major industry players.
- AI inference
- High Bandwidth Flash (HBF)
- SanDisk
- SK Hynix
- 3D NAND
- Broadcom
- HBM4
- High Bandwidth Memory
- Marvell Technology
- Open Compute Project
- Tenstorrent
- UCIe
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