Intel has recently announced a technology that the company calls PowerVia that could inadvertently help reduce the cost of HBM – high-bandwidth memory.
HBM is a stack of up to twelve DRAM chips that are interconnected using over one thousand TSVs – Through-Silicon Vias. These are metal-filled holes etched right through the DRAM die to allow signals to move vertically through the chip. It’s an alternative to more conventional wire bonding.
HBM sells for significantly more than Continue reading “Could Intel’s PowerVia Lower HBM Costs?”
