Samsung seeks foundry supremacy with 3nm chips

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m.theinvestor.co.kr, May. 24, 2022 – 

One of the key moments of last week’s summit talks between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and US President Joe Biden was the two signing a semiconductor wafer, not a visitors’ book, during their visit to Samsung Electronics’ chip manufacturing complex in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Friday.

It was the first time that the wafer, produced by Samsung’s new 3 nanometer technology, was unveiled to the public. The Korean tech giant plans to start mass production of the new chips in the coming weeks, an industry first globally.

The 3nm technology boasts greater transistor density than the current 5nm technology, which means higher speed and lower power consumption of advanced chips for artificial intelligence, big data and autonomous cars.

The new technology is a secret weapon for Samsung, the world’s largest memory chip maker, to take on Taiwan’s TSMC, the dominant leader in the lucrative foundry market.

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