Samsung to Provide Advanced Memory Chips for OpenAI’s Custom AI Processor

Tech giant Samsung Electronics will deliver cutting-edge HBM4 memory chips to ChatGPT creator OpenAI for their first custom artificial intelligence processor. The partnership involves supplying up to 800 million gigabits of advanced memory chips in the second half of this year.

Samsung Electronics has agreed to deliver advanced memory technology to ChatGPT maker OpenAI for the company’s debut custom artificial intelligence processor, according to a report from the Korean Economic Daily published Thursday.

The South Korean technology giant will provide its cutting-edge high-bandwidth memory chips, known as HBM4, to power OpenAI’s first internally developed AI processing unit. This arrangement builds on a previous agreement from last year when Samsung committed to supplying memory components for OpenAI’s data centers as part of the Stargate initiative.

Industry insiders revealed several key details about the partnership to the Korean publication. Samsung expects to deliver as much as 800 million gigabits of 12-layer HBM4 memory chips during the latter half of 2024. These sophisticated memory components will work alongside OpenAI’s inaugural AI processor, which the company designed in partnership with Broadcom.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will handle production of the custom processor beginning in the third quarter, with OpenAI targeting a year-end release for the new chip. This collaboration with Broadcom represents OpenAI’s latest effort to secure adequate computing resources as demand for ChatGPT and related services continues to surge.

Samsung also expanded its AI chip partnerships this week, signing a strategic agreement with Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday. Under this memorandum of understanding, Samsung will serve as a primary supplier of HBM4 chips for AMD’s next-generation AI graphics processing units.

When contacted for verification, Samsung Electronics chose not to provide comments on the reported deal. OpenAI representatives were unavailable for immediate response outside standard business hours.