Samsung outlines its chipmaking roadmap, expects first 3nm chips in H1 2022

08 October 2021
Samsung's foundry business aims to stay competitive despite the global component shortage.

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  • ChrisGX
  • HXN
  • 19 Nov 2021

>>These new chips should boost performance by 30% and use half as much power thanks to the 3nm gate-all-around (GAA) node.>>

Probably not. These numbers are almost always either/or, viz. either 30% more performance (for the same power, i.e. holding power constant) or 50% power reduction (for the existing level of performance, i.e. holding performance constant). Further gains are possible, of course, but such gains follow from architectural improvement not silicon process improvements.

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    • Anonymous
    • KZK
    • 11 Oct 2021

    We have reached the tip of the curve about a year ago, now we will face the wrath of exceeding the computational limit. Expecially Sammy who still experiment on end users with poorly developed technologies.

      Vegetaholic, 10 Oct 2021Yes, and elephants can fly :D Your comment sounds like 10 y... moresee im just a tech enthu not an accountant. i completely stand by my expectation. you stand by yours. thanks.

        AverageIndianUser, 09 Oct 2021samsung should skip 3 nm for themselves and sell that capac... moreYes, and elephants can fly :D Your comment sounds like 10 year old dream :D exynos 2200 is high end chip which will cost as much as SD 898 to make. Meaning if they start to put in every phone how much do you think M, A and S series will cost? And how many do you think they would need to manufacture to put in most of the series phones? Considering we are in the global chipset shortage market :D Your plan straight away would put Samsung mobile out of business in 1 year time :D That would really inspire confidence in Exynos chipsets :D

          Future is bright. 2025 will introduce almost photorealistic visuals in video games and mobiles will be as powerful as laptops. We are witnessing new computional explosion era.

            samsung should skip 3 nm for themselves and sell that capacity to clients like mediatek etc. they should for now manufacture exynos 2200 so massively and use it in every phone they launch from 2022 from S to A to M series all. one chip on all phones thats it. nothing less than best. make things simple. such mass production will not only cover costs but will also increase public confidence in exynos. idk why samsung should be using snapdragon anymore on their phones in 2022. and in the background work on 2nm and bring it as early as 2023H2 or 2024 Q1.

              Anonymous, 08 Oct 2021Why I don't like most of the new phones is the front c... moreYou can always go for a phone with a pop up selfie cam or pop up cam both back and selfie.

                Anonymous, 08 Oct 2021For you, you get 250 mah nokia battery for everyone else 10... moreYes 250mah will last me 10 years no charge.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • XLE
                  • 08 Oct 2021

                  Why I don't like most of the new phones is the front camera spoiling the screen the selfie cam should be option we can say no to

                    3nm v9 base? YES Please.

                      TSMC and Samsung
                      duopoly bleeding edge fab wafer manufacturer

                      just wait awhile, Intel will catch up soon


                      While SMIC still need more time

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                        • Anonymous
                        • mq7
                        • 08 Oct 2021

                        Down to 3 and 2nm is a big achievement, the engineering involved in making a reliable transistor at that size is frankly amazing. Surely at some point it will be the law of diminishing gains. Whether that starts to cap processing speeds we'll have to wait and see.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • s%{
                          • 08 Oct 2021

                          I hope they will fix the heat and efficiency issue on they upcoming node

                            Apparently a clarity on the chipset adoption strategy for Samsung A,M,F,S,FE,Fold,Flip,Tab series for next two years need to be published by Samsung. Until when Samsung planning to go with Mediatek chipsets for Samsung A,M,F series phones? When will the Exynos-AMD edition be available for consumption?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Kec
                              • 08 Oct 2021

                              AnonD-994853, 08 Oct 2021You wanna be competitive? Lower your price And if we want them to lower their prices, stop replacing our phones so often. The problem with lowering prices for them is far greater than them not selling their stuff cos of higher prices.

                                BrianCoriour, 08 Oct 2021If its intensive gaming like battle royal and such. Yea. Bu... moreThat idk. But i do know that the exynos version of s21 is better than snapdragon so yea.

                                  Vikass17, 08 Oct 2021Batteries will be "good enough" when we dont have... moreThat battery wont be a thing since companies wont sell much chargers and also wont get many dead battwry phones from charging them overtime. So yea. Unless they mess it up on purpose to claim that the ones from now are better.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • U@5
                                    • 08 Oct 2021

                                    BrianCoriour, 08 Oct 2021With 5nm. 4000Mah+ is a must. With 3nm. 3500Mah+ would b... moreFor you, you get 250 mah nokia battery for everyone else 10000 mahsolid state battery

                                      BrianCoriour, 08 Oct 2021If its intensive gaming like battle royal and such. Yea. Bu... moreBatteries will be "good enough" when we dont have to charge them ever. Pre charged Batteries that last years . No charging pin or fast/slow charger.
                                      Think big , Think ahead . I dont like "satisfied kind". Who go 'this much ram/memory/cpu is enough .
                                      Its not like more ram and storage are adding more weight. They are only going lighter.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • S6p
                                        • 08 Oct 2021

                                        3nm q1 2022 impressive.

                                        Will see if that and their partnership with Amd delivering ray tracing will hit Qualcomms high end hard.