{"id":9577,"date":"2025-03-12T05:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/samsung-starts-4nm-chip-production\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T05:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:10:16","slug":"samsung-starts-4nm-chip-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/samsung-starts-4nm-chip-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung starts 4nm chip production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Samsung Electronics is paving the way for significant advancements in its foundry business, with a substantial focus on expanding its 4nm process technology, which is now entering its 4th generation, and has already commenced mass production, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/zdnet.co.kr\/view\/?no=20250311174600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company initially introduced its 4nm process mechanism in 2021, and its 4th generation 4nm process technology, designed for high-performance computing, is tailored to support AI functionalities and other critical applications, as <a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2024\/01\/22\/samsung-begins-trial-production-of-its-2nd-gen-3nm-chip-process-sf3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung<\/a> continues to evolve its technology.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundry Division of Samsung Electronics, dubbed SF4X, announced that mass production of this latest 4th-gen technology began in November 2024, as the company strives to expand its foundry business, with SF4X poised to play a crucial role, particularly given the high demand for AI-based semiconductor manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>The newest SF4X 4nm process mechanism features a full wiring process called BOEL (Back End of the Line) and incorporates high-speed transistors, which enhance performance compared to previous generations, marking a significant improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2025\/02\/06\/samsung-aims-to-strengthen-chip-business-with-semiconductor-glass-substrates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung<\/a> is dedicated to strengthening its chip business, the company has faced challenges in the <a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2025\/01\/01\/samsung-may-see-40-profit-drop-in-2025-due-to-semiconductor-struggles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">semiconductor<\/a> sector, failing to capitalize on opportunities with major customers, such as Qualcomm, in the advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2024\/11\/19\/samsung-to-overtake-qualcomm-and-nvidia-2nm-chipset\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">foundry<\/a> market; however, the latest SF4X, based on 4nm process technology, may prove beneficial to the foundry division.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2025\/03\/12\/samsung-begins-mass-production-of-its-4th-gen-4nm-process-sf4x\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Electronics is paving the way for significant advancements in its foundry business, with a substantial focus on expanding its 4nm process technology, which is now entering its 4th generation,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":9578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tech"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Samsung-Chip.webp.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}