According to insider @Jukanlosreve, Samsung might stop making its smallest 1.4-nanometer chips in 2027. The company already struggles to make current 3nm chips correctly. They even shut down some factories for 5nm and 7nm chips because not enough companies wanted them. This change would mess up their plans for future technology, which included automotive chips called SF2A and SF2Z alongside the tiny SF1.4 chips.
The Korean company keeps losing ground to competitors. Korea Economic Daily shows Samsung only has 8.2% of the chip-making market compared to TSMC's massive 67.1% share. Samsung still works on Exynos 2600 chips using their SF2 process and keeps business with Japan's Preferred Networks. However, they failed to attract big customers except for Chinese companies that cannot use American technology because of trade restrictions.
Changes seem likely inside Samsung soon. Reports say the team designing Exynos chips might move to work under the Mobile Experience division instead. The company may focus on making current chips work better instead of chasing the really tiny 1.4nm size. This approach could leave them behind in markets that need super-fast chips for computers and artificial intelligence systems.
Samsung continues developing its SF2Z chip with special Backside Power technology, but success depends on fixing broader manufacturing problems first. If Samsung backs away from advanced manufacturing, they'll fall further behind TSMC and possibly Intel. Their decisions soon will show whether they can become trusted for high-quality manufacturing again or just make older, less advanced chips. Making cutting-edge silicon remains hard for every company except TSMC.
The Korean company keeps losing ground to competitors. Korea Economic Daily shows Samsung only has 8.2% of the chip-making market compared to TSMC's massive 67.1% share. Samsung still works on Exynos 2600 chips using their SF2 process and keeps business with Japan's Preferred Networks. However, they failed to attract big customers except for Chinese companies that cannot use American technology because of trade restrictions.
Changes seem likely inside Samsung soon. Reports say the team designing Exynos chips might move to work under the Mobile Experience division instead. The company may focus on making current chips work better instead of chasing the really tiny 1.4nm size. This approach could leave them behind in markets that need super-fast chips for computers and artificial intelligence systems.
Samsung continues developing its SF2Z chip with special Backside Power technology, but success depends on fixing broader manufacturing problems first. If Samsung backs away from advanced manufacturing, they'll fall further behind TSMC and possibly Intel. Their decisions soon will show whether they can become trusted for high-quality manufacturing again or just make older, less advanced chips. Making cutting-edge silicon remains hard for every company except TSMC.
