Samsung recently held its 7th annual Samsung Foundry Forum (SFF) 2023. During the forum, Samsung announced their plans to commence mass production of 2nm chips in 2025.
Back in early 2022, TSMC announced their plans to introduce 2nm fabrication technology in 2025. As the second-largest contract chip manufacturer in the world after TSMC, Samsung aims to stay competitive by targeting the same timeline.
After completing testing of the 2nm fabrication chips (SF2) in 2025, Samsung plans to move forward with the High-Performance Computing (HPC) segment in 2026. Furthermore, by 2027, the South Korean company plans to target the automotive segment with the 2nm chips.
Compared to the 3nm fabrication (SF3) introduced by Samsung last year, the 2nm fabrication is claimed to offer a 12% increase in performance and a 25% improvement in power efficiency. The 2nm fabrication process also allows Samsung to design chips that are 5% smaller, leading to more efficient production.
In addition, Samsung revealed their plans for an even smaller fabrication process of 1.4nm (SF1.4). They aim to commence mass production of chips with the 1.4nm fabrication process in 2027.
For reference, chips with 3nm fabrication are likely to have their first products available in 2023. It is estimated that the upcoming iPhone 15 with the A17 Bionic chipset will be the first to utilize the 3nm fabrication process produced by TSMC.
