Samsung to start HBM mass production early next year

**HEXUS** · 21-08-2015, 12:59 PM

It expects HBM equipped graphics cards to become 'mainstream' by 2018.

**Tabbykatze** · 21-08-2015, 04:06 PM

Whoah whoah whoah, is this licensed from SK/AMD or have they developed their own version of HBM as a direct competitor?

**kalniel** · 21-08-2015, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Tabbykatze

Whoah whoah whoah, is this licensed from SK/AMD or have they developed their own version of HBM as a direct competitor?

Own version - they're already using stacked dies in their other products that you can buy now.

**Plasmastorm** · 21-08-2015, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by kalniel

Own version.

That's a loose term from a company known for pinching HK Hynix staff. Not that HK doesn't do the same

**kalniel** · 21-08-2015, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Plasmastorm

That's a loose term from a company known for pinching HK Hynix staff. Not that HK doesn't do the same

Heh. Samsung, SK-Hynix and Micron have all been working on 'Wide I/O TSV' memory for a while.

**PuremasterZ** · 21-08-2015, 07:46 PM

So it begins

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