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JEDEC developing reduced pin count HBM4 standard to enable higher capacity

65 points by rbanffy

by Scene_Cast2

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There was previous discussion a few days ago on "Solving The Problems of HBM-on-Logic" that I think is relevant.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46302002
https://morethanmoore.substack.com/p/solving-the-problems-of...

by lousken

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That's nice and all, but I wonder when will actual consumers get HBM4 memory e.g. in apple chips or amd apus.

by mschuster91

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I went into reading the article thinking "why should this be interesting for me, it will only benefit AI bros anyway, but eh it's not like I got something better to read", and lo and behold...
> Mian Quddus, chairman of the JEDEC Board of Directors, said: “JEDEC members are actively shaping the standards that will define next generation modules for use in AI data centers, driving the future of innovation in infrastructure and performance.”
It's nice to see that there still is progress to be made given that a lot of modern semiconductor technology is at the edge of what plain physics and chemistry allow... but hell I can't say I'm happy that it, like with low-latency/high bandwidth communications and HFT, it will again be only the uber rich that can enjoy the new and fancy stuff for years. It's not like you can afford an average decent mid/upper range GPU these days thanks to the AI bros.