Samsung HBM2 8GB · first generation

Samsung’s 8-die HBM2 package, before the Aquabolt revision.

Production reported · evidence dated 2017-07-18 · verified 2026-11-11

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Stack specifications

MakerMemory manufacturer.
Samsung1
GenerationMaker’s HBM generation designation.
HBM21
DRAM layers highDRAM dies in the stack; excludes the base die.
81
Stack capacity GBCapacity of one stack, in the maker’s GB units; not accelerator total memory.
81
Pin rate Gb/sPublished pin rate. Read with Pin qualifier; a limit is not a guaranteed operating point.
Not published
Stack bandwidth GB/sPublished bandwidth of one stack. Read with Bandwidth qualifier. TB/s is normalized to GB/s using 1,000.
2561
Interface bitsData I/O width of one stack; not the complete accelerator bus.
Not published
Base diePublished base/buffer die implementation or foundry. Null means not disclosed in the cited evidence.
Buffer die1
DRAM processVendor’s process label, not a normalized physical dimension.
Not published
Bonding / packagePublished stacking or package process.
Not published
Evidence statusLast supported milestone; historical production does not imply current orderability.
Production reported1
Status evidence dateDate of the supporting publication, with original precision (YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD). Not necessarily the first shipment day.
2017-07-181
Sample evidence datePublication confirming samples, preserving date precision; not an inferred qualification date.
Not published
Production evidence datePublication confirming production or shipments. A report date, not an exact factory ramp date.
2017-07-181
Confirmed platform linksPlatforms explicitly linked to this maker and variant by a first-party source. Design-in is distinguished from shipping.
Not published
Reading notesVariant-specific context, source conflicts, historical status and unconfirmed details.
The 2017 release says this product was first introduced in June 2016; July 2017 is the production evidence date.1

Source record

  1. Samsung: Samsung HBM2 8GB · first generation accessed 2026-11-11

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