Samsung starts three-nanometre chip production

Compared with conventional five-nanometre chips, the newly developed first-gen three-nanometre process can reduce power consumption by up to 45%, improve performance by 23%, and reduce area by 16%, Samsung said in a statement.

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has begun mass producing chips with advanced three-nanometre technology, the first to do so globally, as it seeks new clients to catch far bigger rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) in contract chip manufacturing.

Compared with conventional five-nanometre chips, the newly developed first-gen three-nanometre process can reduce power consumption by up to 45%, improve performance by 23%, and reduce area by 16%, Samsung said in a statement.