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Investing.com-- SoftBank Corp (TYO:9434) said on Tuesday its unit Saimemory had formed a collaboration with Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) to develop a new class of memory chip technology.
The two will collaborate on commercializing “Z-Angle operation memory technology,” with the goal of creating high capacity, high bandwidth, and low power consumption chips.
The technology will be developed with the goal of being used in artificial intelligence data centers, Softbank said in a statement. High-speed memory is a key component of AI data centers, given the massive computational power required to run generative AI models.
Softbank Corp is a publicly listed unit of SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) and is also the conglomerate’s primary operating company. Softbank Group had in mid-2025 agreed to invest $2 billion in Intel.
Tuesday’s announcement comes as Intel seeks to shore up its chip offerings and catch up with its rivals in supplying to the AI sector.
Under the partnership, Saimemory will leverage Intel’s next generation DRAM bonding initiative and aim to create prototypes by at least early-2028, the companies said.
I've read three articles about ZAM today. The story has frightening similarities to Optane and PCMS. And, about a decade late, Intel is hiring a new chief GPU architect. Does LBT drive a DeLorean?
I've read three articles about ZAM today. The story has frightening similarities to Optane and PCMS. And, about a decade late, Intel is hiring a new chief GPU architect. Does LBT drive a DeLorean?
Funny, the guy who oversaw Optane just left Intel... as a VP. If they've learned anything they'll use Softbank like they got used by Micron: "Sure Masayoshi Son, throw 9 figures at it every year and let us know how it goes, we'll be ready."
I'm not a memory person, maybe Fred Chen can help us with this? I understand there is a lot of important technology inside Intel that should be let out but I do not get this one.
SoftBank does not have the ability to manufacture memory. Does that mean Intel is rejoining the race of memory manufacturing for the third time?
Sadly, due to financial pressure, market conditions, and timing, Intel couldn’t stay in the memory manufacturing business. Now, while NAND memory is in hot demand and short supply, Intel had already sold its NAND memory division to SK Hynix in 2020. What if …
