The head of the profile division Samsung admitted in an interview with Reuters , the South Korean giant is ready to challenge competitors in the services market for contract manufacturing of semiconductor products, and to take the second position, second only to the recognized leader of TSMC. The latter controls 50.6% of the market, and to achieve the goal Samsung is ready in the next five years to increase its market share from 7.9% to 25%. Behind will remain not only UMC, but also GlobalFoundries.
In May this year, the "contract" production of Samsung was allocated to an independent structural unit, and further expansion is quite a logical step. Relying on the market for Samsung memory chips is already tired, because it is quite changeable, and now the company is ready to attract new customers of various sizes, offering them services for the contract production of various semiconductor products. Samsung customers include Qualcomm, NVIDIA and NXP Semiconductors. The Korean company hopes to introduce a flexible production model, based on the use of lines for memory chips production.
Already in the second half of next year, Samsung intends to begin production with the use of so-called EUV-lithography. The company competes with TSMC in terms of the development of this technology, designed to extend the so-called "Moore's Law". New technologies require significant investment, and expanding the customer base is a logical way to accelerate the return of funds. By the way, the rise in memory prices could well allow Samsung to bypass the Intel Corporation, which is considered to be the largest semiconductor manufacturer (in terms of money), in terms of revenues this year. According to representatives of Samsung, only "capable to surprise customers with technology" will allow the company to entice customers from competitors.
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