From: lkcl <lkcl@web>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 09:50:00 +0000 (+0100)
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X-Git-Tag: opf_rfc_ls005_v1~2245
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diff --git a/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn b/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn
index e6404980c..271944f3d 100644
--- a/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn
+++ b/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn
@@ -1142,3 +1142,9 @@ recognition. Details beyond that as to its internal workings
 or programmability are minimal, however given the similarity
 to D-Matrix and Google TPU it is reasonable to place in the
 same category.
+
+* [Samsung PIM IEEE Article](https://spectrum.ieee.org/samsung-ai-memory-chips)
+  explains that there are 9 instructions, mostly FP16 arithmetic,
+  and that it is designed to "complement" AI rather than compete.
+  With only 9 instructions, 2 of which will be LOAD and STORE,
+  conditional code execution seems unlikely.