AI Chips & Semiconductors

HBM Market Share by Supplier

High Bandwidth Memory market share — SK Hynix vs Samsung vs Micron. The memory bottleneck for AI accelerators.

HBM market share by revenue. SK Hynix leads as NVIDIA's primary HBM3E supplier. Micron gaining share with aggressive ramp. 2025E = estimate. Sources: TrendForce, company earnings calls.

HBM Industry Revenue Growth

Total HBM market revenue per quarter — 20x growth since 2022 driven by AI accelerator demand

Total HBM industry revenue (all suppliers combined) in $ billions per quarter. Revenue surged 20x from early 2022 driven by AI accelerator demand. Q1-Q2 2025 are estimates. Sources: TrendForce, company earnings, analyst reports.

HBM Generation Comparison

Technical specifications across HBM generations — bandwidth, capacity, layers, and which AI chips use each generation
GenerationYearBandwidthCapacity/StackLayersTSV PitchUsed InStatus
HBM22018256 GB/s8 GB/stack8-Hi~40 μm
NVIDIA V100AMD MI60
Legacy
HBM2E2020460 GB/s16 GB/stack8-Hi~36 μm
NVIDIA A100Intel Gaudi 2
Mature
HBM32022665 GB/s24 GB/stack12-Hi~30 μm
NVIDIA H100AMD MI300X
Mass Production
HBM3E20241.18 TB/s36 GB/stack12-Hi~26 μm
NVIDIA B200AMD MI325X
Mass Production
HBM42025–20262.0 TB/s48 GB/stack16-Hi~20 μm
NVIDIA Rubin (expected)AMD MI400 (expected)
Sampling
HBM4E2026–20273.25 TB/s64 GB/stack16-Hi~18 μm
Next-gen AI accelerators
Development

HBM specifications by generation. Bandwidth figures are per-stack maximums. HBM4/4E specs are preliminary based on JEDEC standards and manufacturer previews. Sources: JEDEC, SK Hynix, Samsung, Micron product announcements.

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