Samsung’s Taylor Fab Set for Mass Production Next Year

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Samsung’s ambition to build an advanced semiconductor hub in the US remains on track. The company has reaffirmed its plan to move forward with the Taylor Fab project and begin mass production next year. It will set up cutting-edge 2nm chip production technology at the facility.

Samsung will make advanced chips at its Taylor Fab

During the recent US SAFE Forum, Samsung Foundry’s USA Vice President, Margaret Han, confirmed the company’s timeline for Taylor Fab. The executive said that customers are scheduled to start production at the facility starting next year and added that the company is fully prepared.

Samsung saw several setbacks with its semiconductor plant in Taylor, mainly due to difficulties in attracting clients. As a result, the operation and mass production timeline kept getting delayed. Since the AI boom increased demand for chips, the company has also ramped up construction. It aims to begin operations within this year.

Samsung began construction of the Taylor Fab in 2022 with an estimated investment of $17 billion. The company is now gearing up to make Tesla’s AI chips, such as the AI5 and AI6, at the facility. The former may enter mass production sometime in 2027, while the latter could follow after that, though the exact timeline remains unclear.

“We will strengthen our long-term production capacity at the Taylor Fab,” said Vice President Han. “We will establish the most advanced 2nm production capacity at the Taylor Fab 1 this year.” While the executive did not mention which generation of 2nm will be used, reports suggest it could be the SF2P+ process.

The 2nm process family includes SF2, SF2P, SF2P+, and SF2X. Each generation improves power efficiency, performance, and chip area (PPA). Speaking of SF2P+, it improves PPA while keeping the same design assets (IP) as SF2P. It is suitable for heavy AI workloads. Samsung could share more details about its advanced processes during the Korea SAFE Forum session on July 1.

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Binay Konwar

Binay Konwar started his blogging journey in 2014 and has since written plenty of tech articles. At present, he is working as a News Writer at SammyGuru, covering everything about Samsung. He holds a Master's degree in Mathematics, but his real passion lies in tech and writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing chess and watching movies.

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