Everyone knows that Samsung makes some of the best smartphones on the market, but many users often prefer the Qualcomm chip over the Exynos variant because it’s more powerful and efficient. I have. But that doesn’t prevent Samsung from innovating and working on new manufacturing processes, paving the way for Samsung to develop new 3nm technology and produce new, more powerful and more efficient chips at its facility.
Samsung Foundry has announced the start of mass production of first generation chips based on 3nm technology. The new chip is based on a new Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistor architecture that replaces the old FinFET. The new 3nm technology offers significant improvements over 5nm technology, a 23% performance update, and chip power efficiency up to 45%. The tip is also 16% smaller.
“The optimized 3nm process reduces power consumption by 45%, improves performance by 23% and reduces surface area by 16% compared to the 5nm process.”
First-generation 3nm chips will initially be available in high-performance, low-power computing devices, but Samsung plans to expand to mobile processors in the future. We look forward to seeing how this evolves over the coming months and years. We look forward to opening the door to smartphones, tablets and computers with this new technology.
How does it work?
Samsung explains that the new proprietary technology leverages wider-channel nanosheets and enables higher performance and higher energy efficiency compared to GAA technology, which uses narrower-channel nanowires. With the new 3nm GAA technology, Samsung can adjust the width of nanosheets to optimize power usage and performance, increase power output and significantly improve efficiency.
The company also states that the new GAA architecture provides greater design flexibility and significant benefits for power optimization and improved performance. Second-generation 3nm processes are expected to reduce power consumption by up to 50% while improving performance by 30% in 35% smaller areas. While these results are impressive and appear to be superior to the annual upgrades found on chipsets, their actual usage may vary depending on the operating system and its intended use.
What are the benefits?
As mentioned above, Samsung claims to reduce power consumption by 45% and improve performance by 23% with a 16% smaller surface area compared to the 5nm process. These numbers show that real-world applications benefit greatly from new architectures and new processes and are suitable for all types of applications.
Smartphones, computers, tablets, and other devices can benefit from new technologies by being able to pack more power in a smaller area. The more power you have, the more efficient you are, the longer your device will last, and the less power it will consume. The capabilities of these chips have also been expanded to allow OEMs to offer more hardware and software capabilities.
Today’s high-end smartphones are equipped with 4nm processors such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SoC. These chips are already powerful and efficient, but there is always room for improvement. Semiconductor factories such as TSMC are also working to provide 3nm chips later this year, and it seems that Samsung first took over the technology and announced it. TSMC and other semiconductor companies have also invested heavily in the 2nm manufacturing process, which may become available in the coming years, further improving efficiency and performance.
Samsung plans to start mass production of 3nm chips in the second half of 2022, and we can see new computing applications coming soon with the new chips. It is unclear which device will receive it first, and it is unlikely that new devices with such chips will be seen this year.