After kickstarting chip manufacturing on the 3-nm node, Samsung has unveiled plans to launch the 2-nm course of in 2025 and 1.4-nm course of in 2027, respectively. Like 3-nm course of geometry, these new nodes will likely be based mostly on the gate-all-around (GAA) structure, which is predicted to beat the efficiency limitations of FinFET know-how by lowering the provision voltage degree and rising drive present functionality.
Samsung claims that multi-bridge-channel FET (MBCFET), its proprietary GAA know-how, makes use of nanosheets with wider channels, permitting larger efficiency and larger vitality effectivity than GAA applied sciences utilizing nanowires with narrower channels. It allows Samsung to regulate the channel width of the nanosheet with a purpose to optimize energy utilization and efficiency to satisfy varied semiconductor wants.
Determine 1 Samsung is the primary chip producer to undertake the GAA structure.
On the annual Samsung Foundry Discussion board, the corporate additionally offered the main points of initiatives relating to the event of two.5D/3D heterogeneous integration packaging know-how. The 3D packaging X-Dice with micro-bump interconnection will likely be accessible in 2024, whereas the bump-less X-Dice will likely be prepared for mass manufacturing in 2026.
Whereas the 1.4-nm course of announcement was a key occasion spotlight, particulars about Samsung’s ‘Shell-First’ technique for fab capability funding additionally drew consideration. Samsung’s Foundry Enterprise will construct cleanrooms first, regardless of market situations, and with cleanrooms available, fab gear may be put in later and arrange flexibly in accordance with the chip manufacturing demand.
Determine 2 Samsung’s Foundry Enterprise executives are posing with 3-nm wafers on the firm’s Hwaseong Campus.
Samsung plans to construct a ‘Shell-First’ manufacturing line at its new fab in Taylor, Texas, which is predicted to start high-volume manufacturing in 2024 utilizing one of many firm’s 3-nm nodes. Samsung has chip manufacturing vegetation in 5 areas: Giheung, Hwaseong and Pyeongtaek in South Korea and Austin and Taylor in the USA.
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