Samsung Ships Industry-First Commercial HBM4 Memory for AI Data Centers

Summary

Samsung Electronics began mass production and shipment of its sixth-generation HBM4 high-bandwidth memory chips in mid-February 2026, positioning itself as the industry's first company to deliver commercial HBM4 products. The chips are bound for NVIDIA's Vera Rubin AI accelerator platform, with Samsung having cleared NVIDIA's quality tests ahead of schedule. HBM4 delivers a processing speed of 11.7 gigabits-per-second, exceeding the industry standard of 8 Gbps by approximately 46%. Samsung anti