--- title: "Broadcom’s $200 Billion Samsung Deal Shows How Costly the AI Memory Race Has Become" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294229249.md" description: "Broadcom and Samsung signed a five-year, $200 billion deal for memory chips, including HBM, to support Broadcom's AI accelerator growth. The agreement secures vital supply amid shortages and may cap price volatility. It also explores collaboration on Samsung’s advanced packaging technologies for AI and networking silicon, offering an alternative to TSMC." datetime: "2026-07-29T15:25:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294229249.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294229249.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294229249.md) --- # Broadcom’s $200 Billion Samsung Deal Shows How Costly the AI Memory Race Has Become Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO is back in the news with another multi-billion-dollar semiconductor deal. However, this time, Broadcom is not on the receiving end of the commitment. Broadcom and memory chip giant Samsung Electronics OTCMKTS: SSNLF have announced a five-year agreement valued at over $200 billion, under which Broadcom will purchase various chips from Samsung. Although this is money going out rather than coming in, there are still real positives to take away from the deal. Most notably, the agreement aids Broadcom in capitalizing on its AI chip demand by locking down the supply of a vital component. Let's dive into the details and what it means for Broadcom going forward. ## Broadcom and Samsung’s Memory Pact: Securing Supply to Realize Growth The deal contains two primary components, which Samsung outlines in the corresponding press release. Part one relates to memory, where “Samsung and Broadcom plan to pursue a strategic collaboration for the supply of industry-leading memory solutions, including High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), supporting Broadcom’s next-generation AI accelerators.” Here, Broadcom is securing supply for Samsung’s HBM, which is a critical component within AI accelerators. This deal comes amid a drastic shortage in HBM as well as other memory products. For Broadcom, investors can think of this deal as a necessary evil as the company looks to execute on its massive AI accelerator opportunity. Notably, the firm expects its AI semiconductor revenue to grow by more than 200% year over year (YOY) to $16 billion. With 10 gigawatts of data center commitments from large language model developers, Broadcom may have a path to generate $200 billion in AI semiconductor revenue in 2027 or beyond. However, HBM is a non-negotiable component within AI accelerators. Without it, the vast majority of Broadcom’s AI semiconductor opportunity could go out the window. In turn, Broadcom needs to ensure it locks in HBM supply, especially given NVIDIA's NASDAQ: NVDA massive HBM purchases. Another potential benefit of its multi-year agreement with Samsung is that it could help the firm shield itself from HBM price volatility. Memory prices have seen dramatic upward swings, with HBM prices reportedly increasing by 20% in Q1 alone. The deal could potentially cap future increases, helping to prevent margin contraction at Broadcom. ## Broadcom Follows in NVIDIA’s Memory Footsteps Speaking of NVIDIA, the company recently announced a similar partnership. NVIDIA and SK hynix NASDAQ: SKHY entered a $500 billion deal that “allows NVIDIA to secure a stable supply of next-generation AI memory." The deal also includes a two-gigawatt data center deployment, where SK Group, SK hynix’s parent company, will use NVIDIA's Vera Rubin systems. In this sense, a significant amount of revenue may also flow NVIDIA’s way. However, the overwhelming majority of the deal is likely centered around buying HBM from SK hynix. Broadcom is clearly not alone in feeling the need to pay up for HBM, showing that it is acting strategically to further its interests. ## Broadcom Eyes Samsung’s Advanced Packaging The second part of the deal surrounds Samsung’s foundry, where it makes non-memory chips. Here, the collaboration “focuses on Samsung’s 2-nanometer (nm) and below process technologies for Broadcom’s products, including Wireless Broadband Communications (WBC) solutions. The collaboration is expected to extend to advanced packaging technologies built on Samsung’s 2nm process, including 2.3D and 2.5D integration, to enable higher-performance and more power-efficient AI and networking silicon.” ### Broadcom MarketRank™ Stock Analysis **Overall MarketRank™** **100th Percentile** Analyst Rating **Moderate Buy** Upside/Downside **29.5% Upside** Short Interest Level **Healthy** Dividend Strength **Strong** News Sentiment **1.33** Insider Trading **Selling Shares** Proj. Earnings Growth **71.19%** See Full Analysis The Wireless Broadband Communications piece does not appear AI-related. Rather, it likely refers to Broadcom’s wireless and smartphone chip business. Producing these chips with Samsung may relate to Broadcom fulfilling its $30 billion deal with Apple NASDAQ: AAPL to supply wireless chips. However, the advanced packaging portion is AI-related. Advanced packaging is also critical to building advanced AI chips as it combines HBM with computing components. This part of the agreement suggests that Broadcom is considering using Samsung’s advanced packaging technology for its AI chips. However, the release only says that the agreement is “expected to extend” into advanced packaging, indicating that nothing is set in stone. This is notable, considering that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing NYSE: TSM has dominated the advanced packaging market. TSMC's advanced packaging is also facing significant supply shortages. In this context, it makes sense for Broadcom to explore Samsung as an alternative advanced packaging supplier. If Samsung’s advanced packaging capabilities prove to be adequate for Broadcom’s needs, the company may be able to sell more chips than it otherwise could. ## Broadcom and Samsung: Do the Advanced Packaging Stars Align? Broadcom is taking the necessary steps to execute its long-term data center opportunity. Going forward, investors may monitor whether Broadcom mentions margin benefits due to its long-term deal with Samsung. Additionally, it is worth monitoring whether Broadcom actually adopts Samsung’s advanced packaging technology and if management sees this benefiting the firm’s growth. ## Should You Invest $1,000 in Broadcom Right Now? Before you consider Broadcom, you'll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Broadcom wasn't on the list. While Broadcom currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys. 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