MIT Technology Review reports on Samsung’s expanding semiconductor manufacturing complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Generative AI models rely on GPUs, which in turn depend on stacks of specialized memory chips packaged with the processor. To address rising demand for memory, Samsung is building out the complex, where three fabrication plants already run around the clock and a fourth is coming online, with further construction underway.
Why it matters
Memory chips are a critical component of the hardware stack behind generative AI. Expanding manufacturing capacity speaks to the scale of demand for the components required to run these models.
Who should care
Hardware manufacturers, data center operators, and organizations deploying AI workloads have an interest in the supply of GPUs and the memory chips that accompany them.