Samsung has reportedly signed a massive five-year long-term memory chip deal that will see the majority of its general-purpose DRAM and HBM memory chips go to “global big tech companies”. A new report from Yonhap News suggests that 70% of Samsung’s DRAM supply and a full 100% of the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips that are set to be produced next year are already reserved. The report also specifies “fierce competition” for the remaining 30% of Samsung’s DRAM orders.
HBM chip prices are expected to jump between 150 and 200% next year, while DRAM prices are also expected to see a…