Intel reportedly investigates return to memory biz with Japan’s SoftBank

Asia In Brief Intel and Japan’s SoftBank have reportedly teamed up to develop low-power memory for AI.

Japanese outlet Nikkei last week reported the two companies created an entity called “Saimemory” to develop stacked DRAM that can match the performance of high-bandwidth memory but consume less than half the energy today’s products require.

The Register has found a company registration record that states a company changed its name to Saimemory in late 2024.

The Nikkei report states that if Saimemory succeeds, SoftBank will be a priority customer for its products.

If correct, the report is notable as Intel in 2022 quit the memory business and has since tried to focus on its core products. Nikkei reports SoftBank and Intel expect Saimemory to spend $70 million in pursuit of its memory breakthrough, a sum even a financially strained Intel can probably afford.

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