AbakwaSamsung basebenzisa ngokugcwele inzuzo yabo yokuphayona ku-semiconductor lithography isebenzisa izikena ze-EUV. Njengoba i-TSMC ilungiselela ukuqala ukusebenzisa izikena eziyi-13,5 nm ngoJuni, zizivumelanisa nezimo ukuze zikhiqize ama-chips esizukulwaneni sesibili senqubo ye-7 nm, i-Samsung ingena ijula futhi. ekuphothulweni kokuthuthukiswa kwenqubo yobuchwepheshe enamazinga okuklama angu-5 nm. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umdondoshiya waseNingizimu Korea umemezele ukuqala kokwamukela ama-oda okukhiqizwa kwezixazululo ze-5-nm zokukhiqiza kuma-wafers anemiklamo eminingi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-Samsung isilungele ukwamukela imiklamo ye-digital chip enamazinga angu-5 nm futhi ikhiqize amaqoqo omshayeli we-silicon engu-5 nm.
Ukusiza inkampani ukuthi ihambe ngokushesha isuke ekunikezeni ubuchwepheshe benqubo ye-7nm ne-EUV iye ekukhiqizeni izixazululo ze-5nm futhi nge-EUV kwakuyiqiniso lokuthi i-Samsung igcine ukusebenzisana phakathi kwezinto zokuklama (IP), amathuluzi okuklama, namathuluzi okuhlola. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, lokhu kusho ukuthi amakhasimende enkampani azosindisa imali ekuthengeni amathuluzi okuklama, ukuhlola kanye namabhulokhi e-IP enziwe ngomumo. Ama-PDK wokuklama, indlela yokusebenza (i-DM, izindlela zokuklama) kanye nezinkundla zokuklama ezizenzakalelayo ze-EDA atholakale njengengxenye yokuthuthukiswa kwama-chips ezindinganiso ze-Samsung ze-7-nm nge-EUV engxenyeni yesine yonyaka odlule. Wonke la mathuluzi azoqinisekisa ukuthuthukiswa kwamaphrojekthi edijithali nawobuchwepheshe benqubo ye-5 nm nama-transistors e-FinFET.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nenqubo ye-7nm esebenzisa izikena ze-EUV, inkampani ngonyaka odlule, ubuchwepheshe benqubo ye-5 nm buzohlinzeka ngokunyuka kwe-25% ekusebenzeni kahle kokusetshenziswa kwendawo ye-chip (i-Samsung igwema izitatimende eziqondile mayelana nokunciphisa usayizi wendawo ye-chip ngo-25%, okushiya indawo yokuqondisa izinombolo). Futhi, ukushintshela kwinqubo engu-5-nm kuzonciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-chip ngo-20% noma kwandise ukusebenza kwezixazululo ngo-10%. Enye ibhonasi kuzoba ukuncishiswa kwenani lama-photomasks adingekayo ekukhiqizeni kwe-semiconductor.
AbakwaSamsung bakhiqiza imikhiqizo besebenzisa izikena ze-EUV embonini ye-S3 e-Hwaseong. Engxenyeni yesibili yalo nyaka, inkampani izoqedela ukwakhiwa kwesikhungo esisha eduze kwe-Fab S3, esizobe sesilungele ukukhiqiza ama-chips sisebenzisa izinqubo ze-EUV ngonyaka ozayo.
Source: 3dnews.ru