(Image credit: Getty / Future Publishing) Share prices of both Intel and SK hynix have surged following a ZDNet Korea report claiming that SK is conducting R&D with Intel on 2.5D packaging using Intel's Embedded Multi-die Interconnect Bridge (EMIB) technology, with the intention of integrating high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and logic semiconductors. Citing unnamed industry sources, ZDNet Korea reports that the company is also evaluating the materials and components required for production. Go deeper with TH Premium: Memory EMIB connects multiple semiconductor dies using small silicon bridges embedded directly in the package substrate, rather than relying on the large silicon interposer that underpins TSMC's Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) platform. The approach is less expensive per package and avoids some of CoWoS's thermal complexity, though the two technologies target different segments of the market.…