Samsung Electronics to ship HBM4 chips to Nvidia in 3rd week of February

Samsung Electronics is set to begin customer delivery of its high-bandwidth memory 4 (HBM4) chips to Nvidia in the third week of this month, which will mark the world’s first shipment of a mass-produced version to a customer. According to industry officials, Sunday, Samsung Electronics has decided to begin Nvidia-bound HBM4 shipments after the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, or Seollal, which falls on Feb. 17 this year. Samsung Electronics has completed Nvidia’s qualification process for HBM4 and finalized the delivery schedule in line with the launch plans for Nvidia’s new artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators, including the Vera Rubin platform, industry officials said. Nvidia is expected to demonstrate its Vera Rubin platform at the upcoming GTC 2026, scheduled for March 16 to 19. CEO Jensen Huang said during CES 2026 last month that Vera Rubin chips are in full production, raising expectations that the platform will be available in the second half of 2026. Samsung Electronics declined to comment on customer-related matters, but its HBM4 chips have been selected for NvidiaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times