Nearly a year after Samsung allegedly withdrew its staff from its Taylor plant due to a lack of chip orders, the Korean giant’s fortune appears to shift in the right direction, with the latest development hinting that the company could be preparing for an influx of semiconductor orders. According to the latest report, various personnel adept in different aspects of silicon manufacturing have been tasked to shift to the Texas facility from Samsung’s headquarters, as these individuals have likely been given orders to expedite the completion of the plant to enable full-scale production.
The Taylor plant currently has an investment of a whopping $17 billion, with Samsung aiming to complete construction by 2026
Several of Samsung’s personnel being dispatched to the Taylor facility hail from the company’s Global Infrastructure Headquarters, and according to the information published by Fnnews and shared by @Jukanlosreve, they are well-versed in areas of process, equipment, yield, and quality, all of which are paramount for robust silicon manufacturing.
“Many of the personnel to be dispatched to the Taylor fab this time will be personnel from the Global Infrastructure Headquarters, an infrastructure construction organization, as well as personnel handling processes below 3 nanometers (nanometers, 1 nm = 1 billionth of a meter). It is expected that setup and yield verification will be carried out at the US site according to the customer’s product specifications.”
It can be assumed that the reason these personnel are being dispatched from Samsung’s HQ to the Korean technology behemoth’s Taylor plant is to expedite its completion, as there might be interested U.S. firms willing to do business with the company by placing lucrative chip orders. Samsung is reportedly scheduled to commence production in the first quarter of 2026, with the expectation that 2nm GAA wafers will be manufactured at a large scale.
Even though this technology’s yields are estimated to be at 30 percent, the prototype mass production of the Exynos 2600 on the 2nm node has already started. Furthermore, a separate report claimed that Samsung is targeting a 70-percent yield by the end of this year, and has completed the basic design of its second-generation 2nm GAA process. The company could also implement the third-generation 2nm GAA node, also known as SF2P+, within two years, and assuming the yields of all iterations are satisfactory, Samsung could find itself on an even playing field with TSMC.
News Source: Fnnews
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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