NVIDIA and Samsung are working on new SOCAMM chips for artificial intelligence
NVIDIA and Samsung are reportedly in secret talks to develop a new memory chip for artificial intelligence known as SOCAMM (System on Chip Advanced Memory Module).
Here's What We Know
This new memory standard is seen as a significant step forward from the existing high bandwidth chips that now form the basis of artificial intelligence accelerators. SOCAMM features a higher price-to-performance ratio and a modular design with more ports, which helps reduce data bottlenecks that remain a problem in artificial intelligence computing. The module is also removable, allowing data centre operators to replace and upgrade memory modules to continuously improve performance.
Both companies are currently working on SOCAMM prototypes and conducting performance tests ahead of mass production, which is expected to begin before the end of 2025.
This could give Samsung an opportunity to regain some of the market share it lost in favour of SK Hynix in the high bandwidth memory segment. NVIDIA and Samsung are both looking to commercialise SOCAMM, which could significantly improve the performance of artificial intelligence supercomputers.
Source: businesskorea
