Samsung Electronics' Foundry Business, Samsung Foundry
Samsung Electronics' Foundry business, Samsung Foundry, is dedicated to support fabless and IDM semiconductor companies offering full service solutions encompassing design kits and proven IP to fully turnkey manufacturing to achieve market success with advanced IC designs by Foundry, ASIC and COT engagement.
Samsung have initiated its foundry business in mid-2005 in Giheung, South Korea. By leveraging Samsung Electronics' 27 years of semiconductor business prowess, Samsung Foundry has the deep expertise in advanced process technologies, design technologies, as well as a long, proven track record in high-volume manufacturing. Samsung Foundry's focus is to provide leading-edge process from 90nm to 32/28nm technology on 300mm wafers and beyond.
As the world's second-largest semiconductor manufacturer, Samsung pours billions of dollars into new fabs annually and also makes considerable investments in R&D. As a result, the company is known for its commitment to ongoing innovation in both products and processes. Therefore, Samsung Foundry is the one of few companies that affords to invest for capacity expansion, leading-edge technology development and give long term commitment to foundry customers.
Advanced Process Development and Common Platform Alliance
Samsung R&D center of Semiconductor Division which have developed world leading memory technology so far is also working on the development of foundry logic process for 28/20nm process and below with continued participation of Joint Development Alliance. Advanced logic process development is the driving force behind Samsung Foundry, which now benefits from the huge synergies of our leadership position in advanced memory process development.
Samsung Foundry has joined in the Common Platform™. A unique collaboration between IBM, Samsung and Globalfoundries, the Common Platform is a joint technology and manufacturing alliance focused on advanced digital CMOS process development. Beyond the co-development of advanced process technology, the Common Platform collaboration has made possible GDS-II compatibility across the manufacturing sites of its members. Customers benefit by having the flexibility to source a design at any of the three companies' synchronized 300mm facilities and by having the option to utilize multiple sites to meet capacity needs. A unique offering in the foundry industry, the Common Platform compatibility model offer customers an unprecedented level of flexibility to their design sourcing options.
