[News] Samsung Starts Mass Production of its 2nd Generation 10nm FinFET

[StyM]

https://www.techpowerup.com/239249/s...on-10nm-finfet

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that its Foundry Business has commenced mass production of System-on-Chip (SoC) products built on its second generation 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology, 10LPP (Low Power Plus).

10LPP process technology allows up to 10-percent higher performance or 15-percent lower power consumption compared to its first generation 10nm process technology, 10LPE (Low Power Early). As this process is derived from the already proven 10LPE technology, it offers competitive advantages by greatly reducing turn-around time from development to mass production and by providing significantly higher initial manufacturing yield. SoCs designed with 10LPP process technology will be used in digital devices scheduled to launch early next year and are expected to become more widely available throughout the year.

"We will be able to better serve our customers through the migration from 10LPE to 10LPP with improved performance and higher initial yield," said Ryan Lee, vice president of Foundry Marketing at Samsung Electronics. "Samsung with its long-living 10nm process strategy will continue to work on the evolution of 10nm technology down to 8LPP to offer customers distinct competitive advantages for a wide range of applications."

[turbox997]

Sweet, so we can look forward to new iterations of Qualcomm's SOC's, Samsung's SOC's... and possibly Apple's SOC's (though due to the "feud", they might still go with the competitor TSMC out of spite).