Two-nanometer production from 2025
At the Samsung Foundry Forum 2022, the semiconductor maker presented production plans for the next few years. Targeted mass production of a two-nanometer node in 2025 and the start of a 1.4-nanometer process in 2027 were highlighted.
TSMC’s lead and problems with Samsung’s first four-nanometer production (4LPE), initially with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, cost Samsung Foundry customers. Still, producers want Gradually expand four-nanometer manufacturing through 2025. The first semiconductors with three-nanometer nodes are rolling off the production line from June 2022. In doing so, one is still ahead of TSMC Get-All-Around-Technology (GAA). It is intended to improve performance and efficiency compared to classic FinFET technology.
According to the schedule, the second three-nanometer generation is not until 2024. In addition to SF3P, formerly 3GAP+, Samsung Foundry SF2 with GAA for 2025 Before that, advanced two-nanometer manufacturing followed in 2026. In 2027, the producer is planning with SF1.4, ie a 1.4 nanometer process. Incidentally, the new designations for the nodes are as follows: Samsung Foundry (SF) “Nanometer” Beginner/Plus/Advanced – The F was sometimes dropped in presentations and press releases. As is well known, nanometer specifications are no longer synonymous with actual structure size, as is the case with TSMC and Intel.
Capacity should be increased significantly
In the long term, Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor division will focus more on manufacturing HPC and automotive sector. Currently, most chips are still being developed for mobile devices. By 2027, the HPC and automotive segment in manufacturing is expected to grow 3.5 times over 2019 levels.
You want full production capacity triple by 2027. Accordingly, Samsung is currently building new factories in South Korea and the United States. During the question and answer session, it was said that there are currently no plans for new factories in Europe. However, Europe is a very important market due to high demand for automotive chips. According to Samsung, there is no risk of potential overcapacity in the next few years.
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