HP, Asus and Acer begin using Chinese CXMT chips amid memory shortage

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How many memory chips does a data center need? "... large-scale AI data centers collectively consume up to 70% of global memory chip production, driven by components like high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and enterprise SSDs.

Individual high-end AI server racks can pack tens of terabytes of memory, with single AI accelerators utilizing anywhere from 180 GB to 288 GB of high-bandwidth memory per processor chip." (Google Search)

"China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is benefiting from the global memory chip supply crunch. 

Leading PC makers HP, Asus and Acer have started to use small amounts of chips from China's ChangXin Memory Technologies amid an unprecedented memory shortage fueled by demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure ..."

HP, Asus and Acer begin using CXMT chips amid memory shortage - Nikkei Asia (behind paywall) "But PC makers careful to avoid angering top suppliers Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix"

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