According to reports,Samsung Electronics has recently shown strong confidence in the field of advanced semiconductor technology, and is particularly optimistic about the progress of its 2-nanometer GAA process.According to reports, at a semiconductor industry meeting hosted by Kim Yong-beom, chief policy officer of the President’s Office, Song Jae-hyuk, president and chief technology officer of Samsung’s equipment solutions division, gave a very high evaluation of the 2-nanometer GAA process.
In the past few years, the performance of Samsung's wafer foundry business has been unsatisfactory, and its market share has been significantly led by TSMC, but the current situation seems to have changed.
The report pointed out that Samsung has significantly increased the yield target of 2nm GAA from the original 50% to 70%, and plans to achieve this goal by the end of 2025.
A person familiar with the matter revealed that the remarks of Samsung executives at the meeting can be interpreted as: the company is successfully achieving its expected 2nm process yield and chip performance goals.
Song Jae-hyuk even hinted at ambitions, hoping to leverage the success of the 2nm GAA node to eventually seize the number one position in the global foundry market.However, he also admitted that the company needs strong support from the government in catching up with TSMC and coping with technological and manpower challenges.
Samsung’s first chip using 2nm GAA technology will be its self-developed Exynos 2600. Preliminary internal test results show that the performance of Exynos 2600 exceeds that of competitors Apple’s A19 Pro and Qualcomm’s fifth-generation Snapdragon 8 Extreme Edition.
