Samsung Starts Working On Third Generation 4nm Chips, Reclaims Market From TSMC!

JAKARTA - Samsung Electronics is rumored to be starting its 3rd generation mass production of 4nm chips in the first half of 2023, after experiencing problems with an increase in yield levels last year in producing 3nm chips. Now, it appears the company has overcome these obstacles.

According to reports, Samsung's 4nm chip will be based on a generation of 2.3 processes. It is claimed, the company that will utilize this technology is Google.

The California-based technology giant, United States (US) has proven to be Samsung's long-term customer, likely to design a G3 Tensor in a third-generation 4nm process.

Samsung's move is also a strategy to re-introduction his client, Qualcomm, who is now turning to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

Because, Samsung often experiences big problems in increasing results, eventually losing its largest customer, Qualcomm to TSMC. Where the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is reportedly created in the same 4nm TSMC process as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

With this new move, Samsung has the opportunity to showcase the improvements made to its own nodes.

The company will reportedly have products that are experiencing increased performance, lower power consumption, and smaller printed areas.

The increase was said to be 60 percent of its internal employees. However, even with this increase, Samsung lags behind TSMC, a producer with a yield rate of around 70 to 80 percent.

Currently, Samsung Electronics has taken steps in the follow-up process, leading to increasingly fierce competition with TSMC in the process of fabricating ultra-micro mass production for 5-nm chips or more sophisticated.

Counterpoint Research stated, quoted from FoneArena, Tuesday, March 14, that the 4nm and 5 nm processes contributed the highest sales percentage (22 percent) in the third quarter of last year, surpassing 6nm and 7nm (16 percent) and 16nm, 14nm and Process 12nm (11 percent) processes.

To keep pace, TSMC is also planning to mass-produce 4nm chips at its Phoenix, Arizona plant by 2024, while Samsung Electronics is building a 4nm production line at its founding plant in Taylor, Texas, to start operating this second year.