Samsung has unveiled a series of upcoming developments in its technology, with the aim of enticing manufacturers of artificial intelligence chips to collaborate with them in chip manufacturing.
The South Korean giant is a leading manufacturer of memory chips worldwide. Despite seeking to keep up with Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC, which competes with them in the chip manufacturing market, both companies manufacture chips for clients.
Samsung has prepared a strategic plan to develop the chip industry and presented its vision for the era of artificial intelligence at the annual Samsung Foundry forum at its headquarters in San Jose, California, USA.
Samsung’s market share in chip manufacturing dropped to 11% in the first quarter of this year compared to 11.3% in the previous quarter, while TSMC’s share increased to 61.7% from 61.2% during the same period.
Earnings in the South Korean chip industry are recovering due to increased demand for components used in artificial intelligence systems, strengthening the main memory division and opening opportunities to win chip manufacturing contracts.
Samsung must demonstrate that its production is advanced and reliable enough to attract large contracts from customers, such as NVIDIA, who offer AI accelerators essential for all leading technology companies.
Samsung faces a new challenge from Intel, as the latter has started to open factories in an attempt to attract former customers of Samsung.
Technological advancements in production contribute to improving the performance of electronic components. The race towards smaller dimensions is of great importance to win contracts for purchasing artificial intelligence processors, which are high-performance and high-cost chips.
Samsung relies on its advanced back-end power delivery network technology, where power connectors are placed on the back side of the silicon chip.
The company confirms that this technology enhances efficiency and performance, saves space, and reduces voltage drop compared to the previous generation of manufacturing processes that reached 2 nanometers.
Samsung also shows that its ability to provide advanced logic, memory, and packaging helps it make rapid progress in winning semiconductor manufacturing orders from external sources related to artificial intelligence.
The company’s customer list related to artificial intelligence is expected to increase fivefold by 2028, with revenue increasing ninefold compared to current levels.
The company announced the launch of new types of production technology and planning for future chips related to artificial intelligence, aiming to attract more customers.
Samsung also emphasizes the importance of Gate-All-Around (GAA) technology, which is essential for artificial intelligence products.
The company plans to produce the second generation of 3-nanometer manufacturing process in large quantities in the second half of this year, and intends to introduce the GAA technology in the 2-nanometer manufacturing process.
In 2022, Samsung became the leading company in the industry to start mass production of advanced 3-nanometer manufacturing technology based on GAA technology.
Samsung expects global semiconductor revenue to reach $778 billion by 2028, thanks to artificial intelligence technology.
