Samsung Electronics has long since prided itself in being a huge leader in the technology world, where innovation and growth go a very long way. And in recent news, they also announced that they have begun producing their 3-nanometer semiconductor chips, which have decreased majorly from their former size of 5-nanometer.
They have started their first application of this new nanosheet transistor with semiconductor chips meant for ‘high performance, low power computing application and plans to expand to mobile processors.’
As compared to the former 5nm process, the first-generation 3nm process can lessen power consumption by up to 45%, while improving performance by 23%, and reduce the area by 16%. Meanwhile, the second-generation 3nm is expected to improve on these numbers even more as they move forward.
President and Head of Foundry Business at Samsung Electronics, Dr. Siyoung Choi, explained in a statement from the Samsung Newsroom, “Samsung has grown rapidly as we continue to demonstrate leadership in applying next-generation technologies to manufacturing… We seek to continue this leadership with the world’s first 3nm process.”
He added, “We will continue active innovation in competitive technology development and build processes that help expedite achieving maturity of technology.”
Despite being smaller in size, this computer chip is much more powerful and Samsung’s best effort to go up against Taiwan, which happens to be the chip and integrated circuits most dominant manufacturer in the world.
What this 3nm chip is doing is opening up much bigger possibilities for tech manufacturers so they can save space in the circuit boards of their devices. In addition, the hope is to have a mass-production plant opened in Texas by the year 2024, with Samsung ready to work towards creating an even smaller device in both its size and price.
These days, technology is getting smaller while chip performance requirements are becoming more and more, which is why chip designers are also facing immense challenges. These challenges include keeping tons of data to verify complex products, while also having more functions and tighter scaling.
Samsung shares that in order for them to meet these demands, they are hoping to provide a ‘more stable design environment to help reduce the time required for design, verification and sign-off process,’ while also ensuring to boost the reliability of their products. It may be a tall order for this tech giant, but one that they are willing to take on head first.
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