Last update: March 17, 2022 at 13:56 UTC+01:00
In a bid to attract new customers and meet growing demand for items such as CMOS image sensors, Samsung would increase foundry capacity in legacy nodes (old manufacturing processes) starting this year. Samsung Foundry will increase its productivity to the maximum in order to increase its profit margins.
According to a report by BusinessKorea, Samsung also plans to start mass production of the advanced 3nm (and below) manufacturing process in the first half of 2022. Samsung said in its business report that it plans to expand the capacity of medium-mature mature nodes and long term. This will be done as demand will continue to grow this year as well.
The South Korean giant is also looking to boost its production competitiveness by building new manufactures through timely investments. Speaking of investments, in 2021, investment in Samsung facilities reached an all-time high of KRW 48.22 trillion. This is a 25.3% increase from a year ago.
Samsung is making every effort to close the gap with its main chipmaking rival TSMC, which has had the upper hand in recent years, at least when it comes to efficiency. Samsung’s current share is 40% of the global 10nm chip manufacturing market.
TSMC is the largest player in the semiconductor contract manufacturing market. However, Samsung will push its limits, and by 2026 it plans to attract 300 foundry customers and triple its production value.
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