Samsung Electronics To Mass Produce Sub-2nm Chips By 2027

On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics made the announcement to push for 1.4-nanometre (nm) super advanced chip production by 2027. The company has said that it plans to expand its production capacity for advanced chips by more than three times by 2027.

The world’s second largest foundry Samsung is pushing to bring its most advanced process technology, 1.4-nanometer (nm), for mass production in 2027.

In a statement, Dr Si-young Choi, president and head of Foundry Business at Samsung Electronics said, “The technology development goal down to 1.4nm and foundry platforms specialised for each application, together with stable supply through consistent investment are all part of Samsung’s strategies to secure customers’ trust and support their success”.

The company began the mass production of chips with 3-nanometre technology in June.

With significant market growth in high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), 5/6G connectivity and automotive applications, demand for advanced semiconductors has increased dramatically, making innovation in semiconductor process technology critical to the business success of foundry customers.

Samsung Electronics has been successful in bringing the latest 3nm process technology to mass production. Now, it will be further enhancing gate-all-around (GAA) based technology and plans to introduce the 2nm process in 2025 and 1.4nm process in 2027.