Samsung says it has started shipping its first 12-layer HBM4E samples to major clients; SK Hynix said in April that it aimed to ship HBM4E samples in H2 2026 (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)
Samsung began sampling 12-layer HBM4E to major clients, intensifying the race to supply next-generation AI memory.
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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/samsung-claims-lead-in-shipping-top-end-ai-memory-chip-samples"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260529/i1.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260529/p1#a260529p1" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Yoolim Lee / <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/samsung-claims-lead-in-shipping-top-end-ai-memory-chip-samples">Samsung says it has started shipping its first 12-layer HBM4E samples to major clients; SK Hynix said in April that it aimed to ship HBM4E samples in H2 2026</a></b></span> — Samsung Electronics Co. has begun shipping samples of the industry's most advanced memory to customers, taking an early lead … </p>
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