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Samsung Is Turning to Rival TSMC for Nvidia's Next AI Memory
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Fusion42 · 20 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Nvidia is outsourcing the base die production of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips to TSMC's 3-nanometer process, involving Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron as memory vendors. This is the first known collaboration between Samsung and TSMC in this production stage, potentially standardizing Nvidia's AI memory supply chain and elevating TSMC's role in AI hardware manufacturing.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors, and 13 sources have reported it between 18 Oct 2026 and 19 Oct 2026.
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TSMC is becoming indispensable in advanced AI memory production, creating openings for chipmakers to shift from building everything in-house to relying on specialist foundries. You need to rethink your chip supply strategy now to avoid falling behind in sourcing scalable manufacturing capacity.
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13 sources · first reported 18 Oct 2026 · latest 19 Oct 2026
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