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Samsung Electronics and Broadcom formalized a memorandum of understanding to deepen their strategic partnership in memory and foundry technologies, targeting next-generation AI infrastructure. The agreement was announced during the AI Summit in San Francisco, with executives from both companies and Korean government representatives in attendance. The collaboration is projected to involve investments exceeding $200 billion across memory and foundry sectors through 2030.

Under the agreement, Samsung will supply Broadcom with high-performance memory solutions, including High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), to support Broadcom’s upcoming AI accelerators. In foundry, the focus will be on Samsung’s 2-nanometer and more advanced process technologies for Broadcom’s Wireless Broadband Communications (WBC) solutions, aiming to enhance performance and efficiency.

The collaboration will also extend to advanced packaging technologies, such as 2.3D and 2.5D integration, built on Samsung’s 2nm process. These efforts aim to produce higher-performance and more power-efficient AI and networking silicon, addressing the growing demands of AI infrastructure.

Samsung’s Vice Chairman & CEO of the Device Solutions Division, Young Hyun Jun, emphasized the importance of integrated semiconductor technologies for AI demand, while Broadcom’s President of the Semiconductor Solutions Group, Charlie Kawwas, highlighted the necessity of ecosystem collaboration to scale AI infrastructure.