Samsung is all set to mass produce its third-gen 4nm chipsets, which should start in the first half of this year. A piece of information suggets that the company has stabilized the yield which was a problem in the early stages of the process.
This Sunday, Samsung showed off its business report, which revealed that mass production of chipsets through the third-gen 4nm process will begin in the first half of this year. It’s the first time when Samsung mentioned the specific mass production time of a 4nm follow-up version.
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Compared to the initial version, second and third-generation products deliver better performance, lower power consumption, and use smaller areas. Due to yield issues, Samsung lost orders from Qualcomm for the 4nm chipset production last year.
A person familiar with the matter believes that the company’s 4nm process yield is estimated at 60 percent, which is slightly lesser than TSMC’s 70-80 percent range. Despite the economic downturn, it’s expected that the competition may increase in the mass production of ultra-micro fabrication processes for 5nm or more advanced chips.
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Counterpoint Research analysts said that, as of the third quarter of last year, 4nm and 5nm processes accounted for 22 percent, the highest, of sales, eclipsing 6nm and 7nm processes (16 percent) and 16nm, 14nm- and 12nm processes (11 percent).
Taiwan’s TSMC plans to mass-produce 4nm chips at its Phoenix, Arizona plant scheduled to go into operation in 2024. Samsung is also building a 4-nm production line at its foundry plant in Taylor, Texas, with the goal of beginning its operations in the second half of 2024.
