코리아 포스트 모바일 사이트 , Samsung showcases latest semiconductor tech at foundry forum 
 Samsung showcases latest semiconductor tech at foundry forum 
 기사 승인 2019 . 05 . 15 09 : 32 : 27 
 Samsung Electronics Co . said Wednesday that it showcased its latest semiconductor technologies and foundry solutions to fabless companies and design houses to expand its presence in the global market . 
 The world ' s largest memory chip maker introduced its new foundry and cloud platform during the Samsung Foundry Forum held in Santa Clara , California , on Tuesday ( local time ) , attended by some 800 semiconductor industry officials and partners . 
 Foundry refers to the contract chip manufacturing business for fabless chip makers , such as U . S . tech behemoths Qualcomm and Broadcom , which design and sell semiconductors for various types of electronics . 
 Samsung said it has provided the process design kit for the 3 nm Gate - All - Around ( GAA ) process , which improves performance and saves energy over the 7 nm process , to help customers get an early start on design work . 
 The company also launched a new cloud platform to accelerate design workflow for fabless companies and design houses through collaboration with major public cloud service providers . 
 The South Korean tech giant said its road map includes four FinFET - based processes from 7 nm down to 4 nm that leverage extreme ultraviolet ( EUV ) technology . 
 The nanometer measurement , which is a key metric in the semiconductor fabrication business , is an indicator of the space between transistors on a chip . The smaller the size , the more challenging and expensive the chips generally are to develop and deploy , leaving only a few companies available for clinching deals for advanced chips . 
 The company said it plans to start mass production of 6 nm process devices and to complete the development of the 4 nm process in the second half of this year . 
 The product design of Samsung ' s 5 nm FinFET process , which was developed in April , is expected to be completed in the second half of this year and to go under mass production in the first half of 2020 , the firm said . 
 Samsung has been actively promoting its latest nanometer fab technology to catch up to Taiwan ' s TSMC , which holds an over 50 percent share of the global foundry market . 
 Samsung said it plans to hold foundry forums in four other nations , including China , South Korea , Japan and Germany through October to explore new business opportunities . ( Yonhap )