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Hot Chips 2026: Samsung makes LPDDR5X smart with logic unit in memory — LPDDR5X-PIM is 3.01x faster than LPDDR5X in AI inference with 8x the bandwidth

Tom's HardwareAugust 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM

NEWS SUMMARY

What changed

Samsung detailed the industry's first LPDDR5X-PIM at Hot Chips 2026, adding logic directly to memory to speed up data-intensive workloads like AI inference.

MEMORY IMPACT

Why it matters

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