Samsung Electronics participated as a diamond sponsor at the 'OCP Global Summit 2026,' which opened on October 12 in Silicon Valley, showcasing its strategies for next-generation memory and storage technologies aimed at enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure performance and its collaborative achievements with global partners.
According to industry sources on October 13, Samsung presented three key technology directions at the event: 8th generation high bandwidth memory (HBM5) and customized HBM for high-performance memory, CXL-based memory expansion technology, and data storage and management technologies utilizing next-generation SSDs.
In his keynote address, Shim Ho-jun, Executive Vice President of Samsung's Memory Business, outlined a technology strategy centered on speed, memory scalability, and data persistence. He emphasized the importance of expanding memory bandwidth, securing capacity, and enhancing data management technologies to address the growing size of AI models and the increase in inference data.
Samsung also showcased its technological collaboration with global companies, demonstrating a CXL-based memory expansion solution in partnership with AMD. This solution proposes a flexible approach to expanding memory capacity for AI systems through CMM-D-based memory pooling technology.
The exhibition featured two dedicated spaces where attendees could experience next-generation memory technologies. These included concept mockups of HBM4E and HBM5, high-performance and low-power memory such as LPDDR5X-PIM, as well as 2-nanometer GAA wafers, Grok LPU wafers, and NVIDIA Grok3 LPX systems, highlighting comprehensive technological capabilities in foundry and packaging.
According to market research firms, Samsung held a 39% share of the global DRAM market and a 29.3% share of the NAND flash market in the second quarter of this year, ranking first in both categories (Counterpoint Research, TrendForce).
Another market research firm, Omdia, projected that Samsung's production of DRAM and NAND wafers would reach the highest levels in the industry this year.
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