Massive sell off on this news, however it’s completely misleading and has people thinking micron is done.
FIRSTLY .. TURBOQUANT = a software/algorithm improvement, not hardware.
It’s a quantization + compression technique for AI models Specifically targets the KV cache (the biggest memory hog during inference)
Claims :
4–6× less memory usage
Up to 8× faster inference
Minimal or no accuracy loss (early claims)
Guys HBM is the PHYSICAL HARDWARE.
It works with Turboquant.
HBM is = raw performance
Turboquant = efficiency boost
This is not a HBM replacement
TurboQuant essentially
Identifies which parts of memory need high precision & Compresses the rest aggressively (e.g., 16-bit → 3-bit) so instead of your model knowing everything it focuses on the specifics
Think of it like this.
When you read a book, you don’t remember every single thing that’s written, you remember key details/ideas Yet you can still reason, answer questions, and act intelligently
TurboQuant is doing the same thing for AI.
Doesn’t replace HBM they work together.
Yes it will reduce how much data moves
But HBM is what makes that information come to you quickly.
not all memory can be slowed down.
A lot of misunderstanding of the technology. It’s very easy to trick people when it comes to this stuff, I’m buying more micron
Thanks for reading!
Please do your research so you know exactly what is happening.