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Samsung plans integrated compute and memory with zHBM roadmap

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Samsung has outlined a three-phase strategy to integrate logic and compute capabilities directly into its High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) architecture. The company's zHBM approach aims to place DRAM directly on top of the processor, eliminating the need for a separate interposer. This evolution, detailed at Hot Chips 2026, begins with moving the HBM base die to an advanced logic process, enabling it to handle functions previously managed by the processor and reclaim valuable XPU area. AI

IMPACT This integration could lead to more efficient AI accelerators by reducing memory bottlenecks and increasing compute density.

RANK_REASON The item details a technical roadmap and architectural evolution for HBM presented at a conference. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Samsung plans integrated compute and memory with zHBM roadmap

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Etiido Uko ·

    Hot Chips 2026: Samsung reveals a three-phase HBM roadmap that puts logic and compute inside memory — zHBM ultimately stacks DRAM directly on top of the processor

    Samsung detailed a three-phase HBM roadmap at Hot Chips 2026 that progressively moves logic into the base die and ultimately stacks DRAM directly on the processor.

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