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SK hynix announced a $10B investment to form a U.S.-based “AI solutions” entity by restructuring its California SSD subsidiary Solidigm (SK hynix NAND Product Solutions). The company positioned the new structure as an AI investment and solutions arm intended to support AI datacenter customers and startups, leveraging SK hynix’s memory portfolio—particularly High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)—as a strategic differentiator in the AI infrastructure supply chain.
Separately, reporting indicated Samsung Electronics is nearing NVIDIA certification/validation for HBM4, after sending initial samples for evaluation months earlier and progressing to a final validation phase. The outcome is framed as strategically significant because NVIDIA’s AI accelerators depend heavily on HBM, and SK hynix’s lead in HBM3/HBM3E has reportedly translated into a dominant position in NVIDIA’s high-end HBM sourcing; Samsung’s HBM4 approval would help diversify NVIDIA’s supply and reduce SK hynix’s advantage.
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As part of the same initiative, SK hynix said it would restructure its California-based SSD subsidiary SK hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp, with Solidigm remaining under a new parent entity that will serve as the group's AI investment arm.
SK hynix announced plans to invest $10 billion to create a new U.S.-based AI solutions and investment vehicle, tentatively called 'AI Company,' to back AI startups and strengthen its position in memory and AI datacenter solutions.
By late January 2026, Samsung was reported to be in the final stage of NVIDIA's validation process for HBM4 after months of calibration and verification. A successful certification would help Samsung challenge SK hynix's lead in high-end HBM supply.
Samsung reportedly delivered its first HBM4 samples from its Suwon headquarters to NVIDIA as early as September 2025, beginning the certification and evaluation process for the next-generation memory.
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