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Samsung applies 2nm GAA to HBM5, accelerates AI memory over 50%
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Samsung will apply its 2nm GAA process technology to HBM5 memory, targeting 50% performance improvement over HBM4E through optimised base die design and denser TSV pitch. The move positions Samsung as the only vertically integrated HBM manufacturer, controlling design, fabrication, and packaging end-to-end.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors and AI Infrastructure, and 2 sources have reported it.
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If you build AI chips that need HBM, Samsung just locked in a 50% bandwidth advantage and can tune memory and logic together because it owns both ends of the line. Your competitors buying HBM elsewhere are now on older nodes.
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