New memory module built specifically for AI and ML
While many people know Samsung as the world’s leading phone maker, the South Koreans are investing hard in other hardware too, and this week, they announced another important achievement. Samsung has built the world’s first 512GB DDR5 module that uses a High-K Metal Gate process technology. Also known as HKMG, this technology was previously used in logic semiconductors, and it allows for upgraded performance with power reduced by as much as 13 percent. Used since 2018 for Samsung’s GDDR6 memory, the HKMG technology allows the creation of memory modules that are specifically built for high-bandwidth workloads in supercomputers.
