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Samsung to mass produce third-gen 4nm semiconductor chips soon

According to a new report, Samsung is all set to begin mass production of the third-gen 4nm chips during the first half of 2023. It is the main foundry product in the ultra-micro fabrication process sector. Thanks to the technological advancements in performance, power consumption, and area improvements, the company managed to neutralize one of […]

By Sagar Naresh
2 years ago

Huawei says it’s back in business; should Samsung be worried?

A few years ago, Huawei was Samsung's biggest rival. The Chinese firm even topped global smartphone sales briefly. However, its business took a significant hit after the US first banned Huawei's smartphone sales in the US and then stopped its network equipment business. It even placed restrictions on the company, preventing it from getting critical […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Samsung is manufacturing IBM’s first, most powerful 7nm data center chip

Samsung's semiconductor business arm is scoring another win as the company has signed an agreement to manufacture IBM's latest processor chip for data centers. IBM unveiled its new POWER10 data center chip earlier today as a successor to the IBM POWER9 solution. POWER10 promises up to three times energy efficiency improvements and it will be […]

By Mihai Matei
4 years ago

Samsung says its new X-Cube chip packaging tech is now ready

Samsung started manufacturing chips using its brand new 5nm EUV technology a couple of months ago, but that doesn't mean the company is not improving its older technologies. Earlier today, the South Korean tech giant said that its new X-Cube chip packaging technology, which offers faster speeds and better power efficiency at the same time, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 years ago

Samsung reportedly wins limited orders for NVIDIA’s 7nm next-gen GPU

Samsung has been trying hard to win new customers for its foundry business. Reports were circulating a few months ago that NVIDIA might select Samsung's 7nm process for its next-gen GPU, but it seems that the Korean giant won't get all of the orders. A new report out of Taiwan suggests that NVIDIA has decided […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 years ago

Samsung starts mass production of 6nm and 7nm EUV chips

Samsung has announced that its foundry business has started mass producing 6nm and 7nm chips using the EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) lithography process. The company's new V1 facility, which is also its first dedicated production line for manufacturing chips using the EUV process, broke ground in February of 2018 and started testing wafers production in the […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 years ago

Big win for Samsung as NVIDIA picks its 7nm process for next-gen GPU

Samsung has made no secret of the fact that it wants to offset the decline in its memory business with non-memory chips. Its foundry business already makes chips for the likes of Intel but the company has scored a big win today. NVIDIA confirmed its plans to have its next-gen GPU made on Samsung's 7nm […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 years ago

Samsung 7nm chips coming as it starts EUV-based production

The Samsung 7nm chips are finally coming. Samsung announced today that it has started producing completed all process technology development and start wafer production of its 7LPP process node. The 7-nanometer LPP (Low Power Plus) chips are being produced using the highly complex extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. Samsung is the first semiconductor manufacturer to […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung starts building its new production line for 7nm chips

Samsung was due to break ground on a new production line for 7nm chips and that's precisely what the company has done today. It broke ground on a new line in Hwaseong, South Korea to maintain its leadership in the advanced semiconductor technology market. Samsung is going to invest $6 billion into this new line […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung and Qualcomm announce partnership for 7nm 5G mobile chips

Samsung was expected to make an announcement related to its 7nm process technology soon and it has done just that today. Samsung and Qualcomm today announced that they will expand their decade-long foundry relationship into the EUV (extreme ultra violet) lithography process technology. Samsung's 7-nanometer LPP (Low Power Plus) EUV process technology will now be […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung building new 7nm foundry plant to catch up with TSMC

Samsung's semiconductor division is a veritable cash cow for the company which is why it has been pouring money into its manufacturing facilities to meet rising demand and further consolidate its position in the market. The company decided to invest in a new memory chip production line recently at its Pyeongtaek plant to better prepare […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy S10 Snapdragon 855 processor likely to be a 7nm chip

I know, I know, it's a bit too early to be talking about the Galaxy S10 right now but this will be interesting for those who like to keep track of processor nodes. We're assuming here that Samsung's 2019 Galaxy S flagship will be called the Galaxy S10 but what we certainly don't have to […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Apple reportedly goes back to Samsung for 7nm A12 processors

Apple stopped offering Samsung manufacturing contracts for its A-series processors after it faced power efficiency problems with the A9 chipset for the iPhone 6s. The US-based consumer electronics giant then started working exclusively with TSMC for the A10 and A11 processing chipsets for iPhones and iPads. Now, it is being reported that Apple is going back […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Qualcomm reportedly ditches Samsung, moves ahead with TSMC for 7nm processors

Qualcomm chose Samsung to manufacture its 10nm Snapdragon 835 chipset late last year, thanks to the latter's superior fabrication technology. It was a win-win situation for both the firms. The South Korean electronics firm reaped profits by manufacturing Snapdragon 835. On the other hand, Qualcomm had access to Samsung's 10nm technology, and its chips were also used in millions of Galaxy […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Samsung bets big on foundry business, reveals roadmap for 4nm process

Samsung is the world leader in semiconductor technology, and it is set to start the world's largest semiconductor plan in July. The company was one of the first in the world to bring 14nm and 10nm processes for fabricating smartphone processing chipsets. Now, the company has announced a detailed foundry process technology roadmap, revealing information about […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

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