Samsung Electronics, First Global Shipment of HBM4E 12-Stack Samples, Market Capitalization Surpasses 2 Quadrillion Won for the First Time

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Samsung Electronics continues its soaring ascent.

Samsung Electronics shares surged on the 29th following news of the shipment of samples for the 7th-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4E), pushing the combined market capitalization including preferred shares beyond 2 trillion won.

Samsung Electronics announced on this day that it became the first in the world to begin shipping samples of HBM4E, the 7th-generation product of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a core component of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, before the market opened.

According to the Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics shares closed at 317,000 won, up 5.84% from the previous trading day. The market capitalization stood at 1,853 trillion 270.3 billion won.

Preferred shares of Samsung Electronics rose 6.08% to 202,500 won, with a market capitalization of 162 trillion 480.2 billion won. The combined market capitalization reached 2,015 trillion 750.5 billion won, far exceeding the 2nd trillion won mark.

This marks a doubling of market capitalization just four months after the combined market capitalization surpassed 1 trillion won in January. This is the first time a single company's market capitalization, including preferred shares, has exceeded 2 trillion won.

Samsung Electronics announced on this morning that it became the first in the industry to ship samples of HBM4E. It simultaneously applied the 1c (10-nanometer-class 6th-generation) DRAM verified in the previous model, HBM4, and the 4th-nanometer foundry process. The speed reaches a maximum of 16Gbps (gigabits per second), representing an improvement of over 20% compared to HBM4. It achieves a bandwidth level of 4TB (terabytes) per second, significantly raising the overall technical difficulty in areas such as heat dissipation, power efficiency, and stacking technology.

In terms of capacity, the 12th-stack version offers 48GB (gigabytes), increasing capacity by more than 30% compared to the previous model. The company plans to expand its lineup to include 32GB (8-stack) and 64GB (16-stack) configurations to suit customer environments in the future. By applying low-power design and packaging structure optimization technologies, energy efficiency improved by 16%, and thermal resistance characteristics improved by more than 14%.

Analysts suggest that Samsung Electronics' rapid move to supply HBM4E samples is an effort to secure a leading position by maintaining stable supply to global customers.

Meanwhile, SK Hynix also continued its upward trend. SK Hynix closed at 2.333 million won, up 1.92% from the previous day. During trading, the stock soared to as high as 2.379 million won, surpassing its previous intraday record of 2.358 million won set on May 27. SK Hynix's market capitalization was recorded at 1,662 trillion 734.6 billion won, equivalent to 89.72% of Samsung Electronics' market capitalization.

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