Samsung, SK hynix Clash Over Next-Gen AI Memory at ‘Hot Chips 2026’

SK hynix unveils 'iHBM' thermal architecture that cools AI memory at the source. (Image credit: Getty Images) The global artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor market is rapidly shifting from a focus on the 'Training' of early large language models (LLMs) to 'Inference' and 'On-device AI' driven in real life and within devices. Until now, the omnipotent performance of High Bandwidth Memory…