Samsung Electronics and Broadcom have announced an expansion of their strategic collaboration, extending the partnership across two business lines at once: memory technology and foundry services.

The agreement broadens a relationship that already spans multiple product generations. Under the expanded framework, the two companies will cooperate on memory products and on semiconductor manufacturing through Samsung's foundry division. Samsung announced the move through its Global Newsroom.

For Samsung, the deal carries weight in two competitive markets at the same time. In memory, the company competes with SK hynix and Micron for supply agreements with large hyperscale customers. In foundry, it ranks second globally behind TSMC and has worked for years to close the gap in advanced process nodes and in customer trust.

Broadcom sits on the customer side of both equations. The company designs custom accelerators and networking silicon for hyperscale data center operators and buys high-bandwidth memory and advanced logic capacity to build them. A single supplier agreement that covers both memory and foundry gives Broadcom a coordinated path for products that combine the two.

Samsung did not disclose financial terms, volumes, process nodes, or timelines in the announcement. The company also did not specify which product categories the expanded collaboration will cover first.

The structure of the agreement mirrors a broader shift in the industry. Large chip designers increasingly seek long-term commitments that secure both leading-edge logic capacity and the memory that attaches to it, particularly for AI accelerator programs where high-bandwidth memory supply has become a constraint.

For Samsung's foundry unit, a named customer of Broadcom's scale represents a reference point the division can use in negotiations with other prospects. For the memory business, a direct collaboration with a top-tier designer of AI silicon aligns product roadmaps with actual demand patterns.

Samsung and Broadcom have not announced a press conference or additional disclosure schedule. Further details on scope and deliverables are expected to emerge through subsequent company statements.