Processing 307GB of data, equivalent to 61 Full HD movies, in 1 second

Samsung Electronics is mass-producing the world's largest transfer capacity '2nd generation 8GB HBM2 (High Bandwidth Memory) DRAM' Aquabolt.

The 1.2V-based 2.4Gbps 2nd generation 8GB HBM2 DRAM 'Aquabolt' can process 307GB of data in one second, equivalent to 61 Full HD movies (5GB each), making it 9.6 times faster than the 32GB per second data transfer rate of existing high-performance graphics DRAM (8Gb GDDR5, 8Gbps).

In particular, if four 2.4Gbps 8GB packages are installed in a system, it can process up to 1.2TB of data per second, which can improve performance by up to 50% compared to 0.82TB of existing 1.6Gbps-based systems.

Samsung Electronics has branded this second-generation HBM2 DRAM product as "Aquabolt," a combination of "Aqua," which is indispensable for human survival, and "Bolt," which means fast as lightning.

Through this mass production, Samsung Electronics plans to expand the premium HBM2 DRAM market, including supercomputers (HPC) and graphics cards, by more than three times compared to the existing market by supplying HBM2 DRAM exclusively in the industry, ranging from the first-generation 2.0/1.6Gbps 8GB HBM2 DRAM 'Flarebolt' to the second-generation 2.4Gbps 8GB HBM2 DRAM 'Aquabolt'.

The 2nd generation 8GB HBM2 DRAM 'Aquabolt' is a package that stacks 8 layers of 8Gb chips on a single buffer chip, and through the application of core technologies such as 'signal transmission optimization design' and 'thermal control,' it is the industry's first 2.4GbAchieved the operating speed of ps.

'Signal transmission optimization design technology' is a technology that minimizes the variation in signal transmission speed of each TSV pin, enabling HBM2 DRAM to maintain the highest level of performance, and 'thermal control technology' stably controlled the temperature of the chip by placing more thermal bumps between 8Gb HBM2 DRAM chips.

In addition, 'Aquabolt' adds a thin protective film to the bottom of the package to provide resistance to external shocks, enabling customers to improve productivity during the mass production process of systems.

"By being the only company in the industry to mass-produce the 2nd generation 8GB HBM2 DRAM, we have further strengthened our competitiveness as a product with a significant lead," said Han Jae-soo, Vice President of Strategy Marketing Team at Samsung Electronics' Memory Business Division. "We will continue to strengthen our unrivaled business capabilities in the premium DRAM market by establishing a stable supply system to meet the launch of next-generation systems by various customers."

Meanwhile, following the commencement of 'Aquabolt' supply to global IT customers, Samsung Electronics plans to lead the growth of the HBM2 DRAM market by further strengthening technological cooperation related to next-generation systems with supercomputer manufacturers, AI solution developers, and graphics companies.