Samsung has unveiled a number of upcoming improvements in manufacturing technologies aimed at attracting the creators of AI chips.
The company offers an improved processor development process using reverse power supply technology, according to which the buses are placed on the other side of the silicon wafer. According to the company's representatives, this approach increases power and productivity, while reducing voltage drop compared to the 2-nm process technology of the first generation.
Due to innovations, the South Korean company plans to increase the number of orders for the production of semiconductors for AI chips.
Samsung also talked about its key technology for AI products, the Gate-all-around (GAA) channel environment from four sides. The process allows for better control of transistor switching. The corporation plans to start mass production of the second generation 3nm process technology in the second half of 2024 and implement GAA in the upcoming 2nm process technology.
The company has confirmed work on 1.4nm chips. Their assembly will be launched in 2027.
According to Bloomberg, Samsung will merge two North American artificial intelligence research centers and hire a former Apple executive to run the new venture.
According to sources, the company is creating a new combined North America AI Center division to improve the work and improve the efficiency of the teams. It will include employees from Toronto (Canada) and California (USA), and Murat Akbachak, who was responsible for the development of Siri at Apple, will head the division, the publication claims.
Recall that Samsung has banned employees from using generative AI tools like ChatGPT due to fears of leaks of classified data.