Samsung begins production of advanced 3nm chips

Samsung is the market leader in memory chips but it has been scrambling to catch up with TSMC in the advanced foundry business.

Samsung Electronics became the first chipmaker in the world to mass produce advanced 3-nanometer microchips, the company said Thursday, as it seeks to catch up with Taiwan’s TSMC.

The new chips will be smaller, more powerful and efficient, and will be used in high-performance computing applications before being put into gadgets such as mobile phones.
“Compared to 5nm process, the first-generation 3nm process can reduce power consumption by up to 45%, improve performance by 23% and reduce area by 16%,” …
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