Samsung 10 nm technology leading 7 nm TSMC can take?

In early 2015 samsung 14 nmfinfet successful production process, while 16 nmfinfet TSMC process delayed start mass production until the same year in the third quarter.Success in TSMC production 16 nmfinfet A9 processor used in the production process is the first ask for apple, and help it develop 16 nmfinfet process of huawei sea thought is not get treatment, to adopt the technology of kirin 950 chip delayed release until early November.

So the two sides will target assembled on 10 nm and 7 nm process, hope to strive for the first mass production.In the past years, Taiwan media has repeatedly news refers to 10 nm TSMC technology progress rapidly, but in the end in October 10 nm samsung announced their formal production and using the technology to produce qualcomm Xiao dragon chip 835, beyond TSMC again.

Mediatek event on MWC2017 propaganda will use the production of 10 nm TSMC helio X30 chip, but a little don't know which enterprise will use the phoneMemory chipsAnd the earlier news refers to had planned to use the chip of millet has been introduced to give up.Xiao dragon 835 was produced by samsung 10 nm technology is adopted by zte and SONY and display on MWC2017, samsung using the chip of the high-end mobile phone is expected to April the galaxy S8 will be large, in fact the samsung and qualcomm become 10 nm technology winner!

TSMC and samsung are now actively promoting their 7 nm process mass production, the source said they may be the end of this year or early next year 7 nm process mass production.In the most critical EUV (extreme ultraviolet lithography) equipment, samsung has cost 1 as early as 2016.$7.8 billion from ASML holistic purchasing equipment, and TSMC is estimated EUV installed from January this year, in this way the former has stepped forward.

TSMC also face other problems this year, now it's 10 nm process yield is too low, forcing it concentrated resources to raise yield, improved process at the same time in the development of 16 nmfinfet 12 nmfinfet, then need to make sure there is enough capacity to meet the apple will be used in iPhone8 A11 processor strong demand for 10 nm process capacity, which lead to it is difficult to focus more resources development 7 nm process.

Samsung, of course, of course, is faced with 10 nm process yield, except this aspect need to invest their resources, but it has no more need to worry about, so that more resources can be focused on 7 nm process, plus in EUV technology ahead of TSMC invest, therefore likely on 7 nm process prior to TSMC power production.

Samsung and TSMC on 7 nm process could really realize the on semiconductor boss TSMC, although both the naming of 10 nm process like Intel's 10 nm, but the industry generally believe that their 7 nm process can be realized ahead of Intel's 10 nm, their current 10 nm 14 nmfinfet estimate is only slightly better with Intel, the Intel in the second half of this year is expected to 10 nm process mass production, so they just such value who first 7 nm process mass production.