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Samsung reveals next-gen memory with stacked HBM and 400-layer NAND

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In brief: Samsung is adding a new set of memory technologies to its AI strategy, using wafer bonding and 3D stacking to push bandwidth, density, and energy efficiency beyond what current high-bandwidth memory and NAND technologies can deliver.

At the Future of Memory and Storage 2026 conference in Santa Clara, California, the company laid out a roadmap built around three main technologies: a new Bonding V-NAND architecture with more than 400 layers, a concept for vertically stacked high-bandwidth memory called zHBM, and a next-generation NAND approach called zNAND-O. These technologies target both large-scale AI training workloads in data centers and edge AI applications that require low latency and tight power controls.

A key part of that strategyis zHBM, a new way of arranging high-bandwidth memory. In today's systems, HBM usually sits next...

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Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup

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Hank Green Is Reckoning With His Use of AI. So Should the Rest of Us

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The Disney Plus App Is Getting TikToks. Is a Free Plan Next?

Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro confirmed Wednesday that the entertainment giant is considering adding a free option for Disney Plus as a way to attract more people to the streaming service. “We’re exploring a free product for consumers,” D’Amaro said during the company’s 2026 third-quarter earnings call.

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After Carrying at Least 4 Wallets a Day to Test the Best Minimalist Wallets, These Are My Favorites - CNET

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