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Samsung unveils next-gen AI memory tech: zHBM, zNAND-O, BV-NAND

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its next-generation memory roadmap for AI infrastructure, featuring new technologies like zHBM, zNAND-O, and BV-NAND. These innovations, presented at the Future Storage and Memory Conference (FMS) 2026, leverage advanced wafer bonding techniques. The zHBM technology aims to enhance AI training and inference performance by stacking HBM directly on top of AI accelerators, significantly reducing data transfer distances and promising substantial improvements in performance, density, and energy efficiency compared to HBM5. AI

IMPACT These advancements in memory technology could significantly boost AI processing capabilities, potentially accelerating AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON Samsung, a major electronics company, announced new memory technologies for AI infrastructure.

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Samsung unveils next-gen AI memory tech: zHBM, zNAND-O, BV-NAND

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Samsung Unveils Next-Gen AI Storage Roadmap, Showcasing zHBM and 400+ Layer V10 NAND Technology

    当地时间8月4日, 三星电子在美国圣克拉拉举行的2026年未来存储与内存大会(FMS)上,公布面向AI基础设施的下一代存储技术路线,首次展示zHBM、zNAND-O概念产品,并推出采用晶圆键合技术的400层以上V10 BV-NAND。三星表示,zHBM旨在通过将HBM垂直堆叠于AI加速器上方,缩短处理器与内存之间的数据传输距离,以提升AI训练和推理性能。搭载下一代接口系统的zHBM预计性能可达到HBM5的约8倍,同时借助新型晶圆键合技术,实现超过HBM5 10倍的内存密度,并提升能效表现。(界面)

  2. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Anton Shilov ·

    Samsung debuts three next-generation memory technologies for AI data centers — zHBM, zNAND-O, and BV-NAND all rely on advanced wafer bonding technologies

    Samsung uses FMS to unveil three next-generation memory technologies — zHBM, zNAND-O, and BV-NAND — that target different markets, but all rely on advanced wafer-bonding techniques.

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Samsung debuts three next-generation memory technologies for AI data centers — zHBM, zNAND-O, and BV-NAND all rely on advanced wafer bonding technologies Samsun

    Samsung debuts three next-generation memory technologies for AI data centers — zHBM, zNAND-O, and BV-NAND all rely on advanced wafer bonding technologies Samsung uses FMS to unveil three next-generation memory technologies — zHBM, zNAND-O, and BV-NAND — that target different mark…