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Samsung Foundry Looks to Legacy Nodes for Expansion

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While there's a lot of talk about cutting edge nodes, Samsung Foundries are looking at alternative options to find new business and are said to be eyeing legacy nodes for future expansions. At the same time, Samsung is looking at setting up its own chip testing and packaging factory, to be able to better serve customers who are looking for a full-service partner. It's not clear which legacy nodes Samsung are eyeing, but the story by Business Korea states that at least some of it will focus on CMOS imaging sensors, since there is apparently a shortage of those too.

Samsung is said to have plans for no less than 300 new customers by 2026 for its foundry business, across all nodes. However, this doesn't mean Samsung will stop developing new, cutting edge nodes, as Samsung is still planning to kick off volume production on its 3 nm node in the first half of this year, with 2 nm said to start volume production in 2025. After its dealings with Nvidia and Qualcomm that haven't been what you'd call successful, the question is who will be willing to partner with Samsung Foundry on its cutting edge nodes in the future.

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