Samsung is pushing long-term AI memory deals with Google and Microsoft. The structure is apparently closer to a purchase guarantee than a handshake.

Dr. Young Hyun Jun told shareholders they’re looking at three to five-year commitments, and according to one industry source, Microsoft alone could be on the hook for over $10 billion in upfront payments.

If they don’t take the volumes they promised, Samsung deducts from that deposit, as per the EBN report (via Jukan). Prices still float with spot rates, but the volumes are locked, and it’s a flip from where things stood in January.

Just a couple of months back, Samsung and SK Hynix were trying to jack server DRAM prices up 60 to 70 percent, and both Microsoft and Google told them to get lost. Wouldn’t lock into anything beyond a quarter.

Samsung apparently expects the memory shortages to end by 2028, which means they’re trying to lock in pricing and volume now. Jun said this kind of supply stability helps both sides, which is technically true.

Earlier, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jun Young-hyun stated at a shareholders’ meeting, “It is very important for the semiconductor division to minimize mid- to long-term uncertainties and maintain a healthy balance of memory supply and demand. Through multi-year contracts, long-term supply can enhance business stability and visibility for both customers and us.”

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Steve Downes, the voice actor behind Halo protagonist, Master Chief, is the latest to call out a recent video posted by the official White House X (formerly Twitter) account, which uses clips from several popular film, TV, and video game franchises mixed together with real-life footage of the United States bombing Iran. The video in question reuses a lot of the footage included in the video that Chance Glasco, one of the original developers of Call of Duty, called out just last week, when Glasco shared that the video was not a surprise for him. Not because videos like this […]

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Asha Sharma, the recently installed chief executive officer of Microsoft Gaming and the new head of Xbox following Phil Spencer's retirement, has just teased the next-generation Xbox console in a post on her personal X (formerly Twitter) account, which we now know is codenamed Project Helix. Sharma shared the codename and what appears to be a new look for the Xbox logo, while also teasing that this new console will "lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games," confirming reports that the next generation of consoles from Xbox will be a hybrid between a PC and console reportedly […]

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