SINGAPORE/SEOUL –
Nvidia has for the first time given permission to use Samsung Electronics’ fourth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM3) chips in its processors, three people familiar with the matter said.
But it’s a somewhat dimmed green light, as Samsung’s HBM3 chips will for now only be used in a less-advanced graphics processing unit (GPU) from Nvidia, the H20, which has been developed for the Chinese market in compliance with US export controls, the sources said.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Nvidia would use Samsung’s HBM3 chips in its other artificial intelligence processors or if the chips would first need to undergo additional testing, they added.
