There is already a first winner in the race that faces the main chip companies on the planet to dominate the production process of the 3 nanometers. And it is none other than Samsung.
As Bloomberg has just anticipated, the South Korean multinational has started mass production of 3-nanometer chips much more powerful and efficient than its predecessorsthereby overtaking Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) in the race to build the world’s most advanced chips.
According to company sources, the initial production will be used to support high-performance and low-energy computer applications, and only in a second phase will part of that production be transferred to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Based on the new “Gate-All-Around” technology, from Samsung they point out that the new 3nm chips reduce energy consumption by up to 45% and improve performance by up to 23% when compared to the latest generation of chips. 5nm.
Being the first in this field could represent a great milestone for Samsung, which continues to see how TSMC dominates the chip manufacturing market in recent years. It is worth remembering in this regard that the Taiwanese company represents more than half of the world business in the production of these semiconductors and it is the exclusive supplier of silicon for Apple, which means that its signature is inside all the iPhones, iPads and Macs of the Cupertino company.
TSMC and Samsung are competing for large multi-year orders from the likes of Apple and Qualcomm and it is hoped that TSMC will not sit idly by. In this sense, sources from the Taiwanese manufacturer have assured that its production of 3nm chips will start sometime in the second half of this year.
On the other hand, and although everything seems to be good news for the Korean company, despite its higher performance, the new Samsung chip has to show that it can be produced with the same level of profitability as the most advanced TSMC chips, or it will probably remain in second position in the race to reach agreements with large multinationals.
