SK Hynix announced on the 16th that it has developed PIM (Processing-In-Memory), a next-generation memory semiconductor technology with arithmetic functions. PIM is a next-generation technology that increases data processing speed in AI (artificial intelligence) and big data processing fields by adding arithmetic functions to memory semiconductors. It was common knowledge that memory semiconductors were only responsible for data storage, and non-memory semiconductors such as CPUs (Central Processing Units) and GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) were responsible for computing functions. However, with the development of AI and big data technology, the processing speed of memory semiconductors has become a competitive edge for semiconductor companies, and the addition of computing functions has been proposed as a solution.
SK hynix develops next-generation intelligent memory semiconductor PIM
In fact, SK Hynix has also developed a 'GDDR6-AiM' (pictured) sample as the first product to which PIM is applied. GDDR (Graphics DDR) is the name of the graphic DRAM standard specified by JEDEC (International Semiconductor Standards Organization). 'GDDR6-AiM' means that PIM technology is applied. It is a GDDR6 memory semiconductor that processes data at a speed of 16 Gbps (gigabit) per second, and adds arithmetic functions to it. If this product is installed with CPU and GPU instead of general DRAM, the speed of certain operations will be increased up to 16 times. An SK Hynix official said, "In the future, GDDR6-AiM is expected to be used for machine learning, high-performance computing, and big data calculation and storage." SK hynix plans to announce the results of its PIM development at the 2022 ISSCC (International Conference on Solid State Circuits), the world's most prestigious semiconductor conference, to be held in San Francisco at the end of February. In the future, if this technology evolves, the company expects that memory semiconductors will play a central role in ICT devices such as smartphones, enabling "memory-centric computing." . Meanwhile, SK Hynix plans to collaborate with Sapeon, an AI semiconductor company spun off from SK Telecom, to showcase technology that combines GDDR6-AiM and AI semiconductors. CEO Ryu Sujeong Sapion said, "The use of artificial neural network data has increased rapidly recently, and computing technology optimized for these calculation characteristics is required." We will maximize efficiency with
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