Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hints at Samsung’s qualification for HBM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote tackle on the Client Electronics Present (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 6. AFP-Yonhap

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia on Tuesday hinted that Samsung Electronics will quickly be capable of provide its excessive bandwidth reminiscence (HBM) chips to the U.S. AI chip large.

„They’re engaged on it. They’re gonna succeed. No query,“ Huang mentioned in a press occasion on the sidelines of the continuing CES 2025 in Las Vegas. „I’ve confidence that Samsung will succeed with HBM. I’ve confidence like, tomorrow is Wednesday.“

Samsung Electronics has been struggling to have its HBM3E chips move Nvidia’s high quality checks, whereas its native chipmaking rival SK hynix just lately started mass-producing industry-leading 12-layer HBM3E chips.

Huang’s feedback are in keeping with the Korean tech large’s announcement in late October that it has achieved „significant progress“ in assembly high quality testing necessities for a „main buyer,“ anticipated to be Nvidia, whose GPUs are important for AI computing.

Huang additionally expressed his robust confidence in Samsung Electronics‘ achievements in reminiscence historical past, particularly within the HBM subject.

„I’ve confidence that Samsung has succeeded,“ he mentioned. „Keep in mind, Samsung created HBM. Initially, the very first HBM reminiscence that Nvidia has ever used was from Samsung.“

Huang emphasised Samsung’s potential to beat present challenges in HBM3E chip improvement.

„They must engineer a brand new design,“ he mentioned. „However they will do it. They’re working very quick. They’re very dedicated to do it.“

HBM is integral to the way forward for computing, powering Nvidia’s GPUs, that are important for AI and different superior purposes. Nvidia depends on each Samsung and SK hynix as HBM suppliers.

„As you already know, SK and Samsung are two of the most important suppliers to Nvidia,“ he mentioned. „I am very assured that SK hynix and Samsung are glorious corporations and glorious reminiscence corporations. So I anticipate them to proceed to succeed.“

Throughout CES 2025, which opened on Tuesday for a four-day run in Las Vegas, the Nvidia CEO hinted that he has plans to fulfill SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who is anticipated to attend the annual tech present.

„I feel I’ll (meet him). I am trying ahead to it,“ he mentioned. (Yonhap)