Samsung has been hard at work to catch up and compete with TSMC, the world’s leading chipset manufacturer. The company has been putting in efforts to boost its chipset production and has now started mass-producing 5nm chipset.
In a recent announcement regarding the company’s Q2 2020 performance, the South Korean giant confirmed that it has begun mass-production of 5nm chipsets. Further, the company revealed that it is also working on 4nm chipsets.
The development is in line with the company’s earlier announcement of starting mass production of 5nm chipset by the end of Q2 2020. The company reveals that it has also strengthened the foundation for expansion by starting investments in production lines in the Pyeongtaek complex.
For those who are unaware, the Pyeongtaek complex in South Korea is the new chipset production facility from Samsung which will be focusing on making 5nm chips. The company has planned to invest around KRW 10 trillion ($8.1 billion) in this facility.
The new facility is responsible for making AI-powered (artificial intelligence), high-end smartphones, and HPC (high-performing computing) chips. Samsung’s plan is to diversify applications into HPC and consumer products to improve profitability.
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On the other hand, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has already started manufacturing 5nm chipsets for Apple. The chipset, Apple A14, will be powering the company’s upcoming iPhone 12 lineup.
The company will reportedly use Exynos 1000 SoC for the upcoming Galaxy S-series flagship smartphones, which will be manufactured using the 5nm process. Not only that, but Samsung has also reportedly bagged orders for mass production of Qualcomm Snapdragon 875G and Snapdragon 735G chipsets on 5nm node.
Samsung is among the very few smartphone companies to build its own chipsets. The South Korean giant has ambitious plans for the future and aims to become the leading semiconductor company in the world by 2030.
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