Large Chinese cloud service providers in talks with Samsung and SK SK hynix on long-term memory supply, with some proposing terms through 2035 year
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The report said that several Chinese cloud service providers are in talks with Samsung Electronics and SK SK hynix on long-term server memory supply agreements.
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Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance are seeking SK from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix DRAM long-term supply agreements, with some requesting terms through 2035 year. Large Chinese cloud service providers, including Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance (CSP), are in talks with Samsung Electronics and SK SK hynix on long-term server memory supply agreements (LTA). Such agreements are typically for 3 to 5 years, but some customers have proposed signing through 2035 year, for a term of 10 years. The procurement demand covers DDR for servers and low-power LPDDR。LPDDR which are mainly used in smartphones and can improve the AI energy efficiency of servers. The report said that amid tight memory supplies, these companies are prioritizing securing supply volumes even at higher prices. Previously, U.S. technology giants had secured memory supplies through LTA The data: Tokenized stockholders surpassed 5300000, accounting for RWA of the total number of 83% 2026 years June to October, tokenized...
Key points
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The original text states that large Chinese cloud service providers, including Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance, are in talks with Samsung Electronics and SK SK hynix on long-term server memory supply agreements.
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The original text states that such agreements are typically for 3 to 5 years, but some customers have proposed terms through 2035 year, for a term of 10 years.
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The procurement demand covers DDR for servers and low-power LPDDR。
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The original text states that LPDDR are mainly used in smartphones and can improve the AI energy efficiency of servers.
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The report said that amid tight memory supplies, these companies are prioritizing securing supply volumes even in the face of higher prices.
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The original text states that U.S. technology giants had previously secured memory supplies through long-term supply agreements.
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Large cloud service providers hope to agree in advance on future server memory supplies to reduce the risk of being unable to obtain sufficient memory when supplies are tight. The original text currently describes discussions, not agreements that have already been signed.
Why it matters to readers
If the agreements are finalized, the relevant cloud service providers will secure earlier supply of DDR and LPDDR Samsung Electronics and SK SK hynix may also obtain longer-term procurement arrangements; however, the original text did not disclose procurement volumes, pricing mechanisms, or formal signing results.
This information can be used to monitor the supply and demand situation for AI memory related to servers, but ongoing discussions must not be understood directly as confirmed orders.
Risks and unknowns
It has not been confirmed whether the agreements will be formally signed.
Which customers requested terms through 2035 year is unclear.
Procurement volumes, agreement amounts, pricing mechanisms, and minimum purchase volumes were not disclosed.
The latter part of the original text is truncated, and the subsequent content cannot be verified.
The main text uses “the report said,” but provides no confirmation from Samsung Electronics,SK SK hynix, or the relevant cloud service providers.
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