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SanDisk
2026-07-20 00:16:10

SanDisk and SK hynix push High Bandwidth Flash as a new memory layer for AI inference

SanDisk and SK hynix are promoting a new architecture called High Bandwidth Flash, or HBF, that applies HBM-style advanced packaging and die stacking to NAND Flash. The idea is not to replace High Bandwidth Memory, but to insert a new layer into AI server memory hierarchies for large, read-heavy data sets used during inference. According to public material cited in IEEE Spectrum, first-generation HBF is targeting up to 16 stacked NAND chips, as much as 512GB per stack, and read bandwidth of up to 1.6TB/s. SanDisk’s roadmap then points to 2TB/s and 3.2TB/s in later generations. SK hynix executive Hoshik Kim said the approach could deliver bandwidth well beyond standard NVMe storage and help relieve the severe capacity pressure faced by HBM. The concept is aimed at inference rather than training. In training, models require constant reads and writes, which is a poor fit for Flash. In inference, model weights are largely fixed, making static, read-intensive data such as billion-parameter weights and precomputed KV cache more suitable for HBF. The companies have already launched standardization work under the Open Compute Project, though IEEE Spectrum reported that shipping is still at least a year away and broad deployment may take several more years.

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SanDisk and SK hynix push High Bandwidth Flash as a new memory layer for AI inference
Circle
2026-07-13 01:31:58

Circle wins OCC approval as Clarity Act draft may surface next week

TechFlow’s July 13 roundup tracked a busy stretch across crypto regulation, capital markets, and infrastructure. Circle said it received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Circle National Trust, a national trust bank that will initially provide digital asset custody for Circle and its affiliates. The move would bring USDC custody infrastructure deeper into the U.S. federal regulatory framework and could later support reserve management. On Capitol Hill, CoinDesk reported that the latest merged draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or Clarity Act, could be released as early as next week, with the Senate expected to take it up during the week of July 20. The bill has gained more than 70 pages and stronger consumer protections, but disagreements remain over ethics restrictions for senior government officials, federal preemption, and pending SEC and CFTC commissioner nominations. Elsewhere, Bloomberg reported that SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion through an American depositary receipt offering, setting a record for a foreign company’s U.S. IPO. Other developments in the roundup included OpenAI’s public rollout of GPT-5.6 models, strong first-week activity on Robinhood Chain, Polymarket’s application for a U.S. futures license, Bitmine’s latest ETH purchase, and a reported equity deal for Manus at a $2 billion valuation.

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Immunify Life
2026-07-08 10:26:13

Immunify Life Deep Dive: How Health Data Token IMM Is Transforming Medical Ecosystems

Immunify Life leverages blockchain to create a decentralized medical data marketplace. Its native token IMM acts as a health currency, incentivizing data sharing, rewarding participants, and enabling payments. The token has an all-time high of $0.01 and a supply allocation of 5% for rewards and 20% for user incentives.

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Immunify Life Deep Dive: How Health Data Token IMM Is Transforming Medical Ecosystems