At the end of June, SamsungAnnounceThe production of 3nm process chips has begun, symbolizing that it is ahead of its competitors in process technology development.
Samsung's 3nm process technology is based on a Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistor architecture design. Compared to TSMC's current Fin Field Effect Transistor (FinFET) architecture, it enables higher chip computing performance and improves energy efficiency by reducing voltage.
Compared to the previous 5nm process, Samsung emphasized that the 3nm process can reduce energy consumption by about 45%, increase computing performance by 25%, and reduce the chip area by about 16%. It is expected to be used in thinner and lighter mobile phone products or smaller devices.
TSMC expectsWill have to wait until 2023As Samsung will only start producing 3nm process chip products, it is expected that Samsung will use its 3nm process technology to seize the initiative and win more foundry customers.
However, Qualcomm previously mass-produced the Snapdragon 5 Gen 8 processor using Samsung's 1nm process technology, but it encountered overheating issues. Therefore, the subsequent Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, because it switched to TSMC's 5nm process technology, performed better in heat control during operation, causing the market to question the yield performance of Samsung's 3nm process technology.
Currently, TSMC is still the world's largest chip foundry, with a market share of up to 53%, followed by Samsung, with a market share of about 18%. TSMC is expected to enter the 2025nm process development in 2, and Samsung is also expected to actively enter the 2nm process technology market.
