Samsung has started manufacturing 3nm semiconductor chips in bulk. The company’s foundry business said on Wednesday, announced , that beginning production has started at its South Korean factory in Hwaseong. The chips’ GAA (gate-all-around) transistor architecture outperforms the Fin field-effect transistor architecture (FinFET) employed by the current generation of semiconductors in terms of performance and power efficiency.
In order to increase power efficiency, Samsung claims that its Multi-Bridge-Channel FET (MBCFET) GAA technology lowers the supply voltage level. The driving current capability is simultaneously increased for better performance. According to the business, its first-generation 3nm processors consume up to 45% less power than 5nm alternatives. Additionally, despite using the same amount of power, the upgraded processors increase performance by up to 23%. A 16 percent reduction in the chipset’s overall footprint is also made.
Even more astounding figures pertain to Samsung’s second-generation GAA-based 3nm processors. According to the manufacturer, performance will increase by 30% while power consumption will drop by a staggering 50%. Additionally, a 35 percent smaller footprint is claimed. According to a rumor from earlier this year, the Korean company could start making second-generation 3nm chips in 2023.
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SAMSUNG’S FIRST-GEN 3NM chips will not be able to power smartphones. Although Samsung has started making 3nm chips, the initial batch of its cutting-edge semiconductors won’t end up in mobile processors. The company will deliver the first batch of its 3nm chips to a Chinese IC company that specializes in processors for Bitcoin mining, according to recent reports in Korean media. Although it wasn’t stated specifically in the announcement, Samsung stated that these chips are for high performance, low power computer applications. That essentially verifies the rumors.
According to reports, the Korean giant’s decision to reserve the first-generation 3nm technologies for non-mobile applications is due to low yield rates. According to a report from April, the yield rate was around 20 percent. In other words, just 20 of every 100 manufactured chips achieve the necessary quality standards. By this point, the company may have increased yield rates. Orders for mobile CPUs won’t be accepted, though, until early in the following year when the second-generation products are ready.
Advertisement As we continue to show leadership in integrating next-generation technologies into manufacturing, such as the foundry industry’s first High-K Metal Gate, FinFET, and EUV, Samsung has expanded quickly. According to Dr. Siyoung Choi, head of Samsung’s foundry division, “We intend to maintain this leadership with the world’s first 3nm process with the MBCFET.” We’ll keep up our active innovation in the development of competitive technology and create procedures that hasten the maturation of technology.
