SK hynix to Supply HBM3 DRAM to Nvidia To Enhance Accelerated Computing Performance

SK hynix Inc. began mass production of HBM3, a performing DRAM.

The announcement comes just 7 months after the company became the first in the industry to develop HBM3 in October, and is expected to solidify the firm’s leadership in the DRAM market.

With accelerating advancements in technologies such as AI and big data, global tech companies are seeking ways to quickly process rapidly increasing volumes of data. HBM ^(*), with competitiveness in data processing speed and performance compared with traditional DRAM, is expected to draw industry attention and see rising adoption.

Nvidia Corp. has recently completed its performance evaluation of the company’s HBM3 samples. SK hynix will provide HBM3 for Nvidia systems expected to ship starting in 3Q22. It will expand HBM3 volume in the first half in accordance with Nvidia’s schedule.

The Nvidia H100 is an accelerator. HBM3 is expected to enhance accelerated computing performance with up to 819GB/s of memory bandwidth, equivalent to the transmission of 163 Full-HD movies (5GB standard) every second.

Kevin (Jongwon) Noh, president and chief marketing officer, SK hynix, states that the company has secured top-notch competitiveness in the DRAM market through its close work with Nvidia.

“We aim to become a solution provider that deeply understands and addresses our customers’ needs through continuous open collaboration,” he said.

^(*) HBM (High Bandwidth Memory): High-value, high-performance memory that vertically interconnects multiple DRAM chips and increases data processing speed in comparison to traditional DRAM products. HBM3 DRAM is the 4th generation HBM product, succeeding HBM (1st generation), HBM2 (2nd generation) and HBM2E (3rd generation).:000660

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