Appointment of North American team in charge of Samsung to accelerate the expansion of foundry

After several years of peace and foundry operations, Samsung is preparing a big impact on the wafer industry, will cause a great threat to the mainland, Taiwan and Singapore similar enterprises. At the end of the year, Samsung (Seoul) plans to double the production capacity of the 300 mm logic plant, expanding from $15000 to $30000 per month. Samsung is located in Han Xing Guoqi fab is adjusted for Samsung products and OEM service logic.

Company is currently producing 130 - 90 nanometer process technology based on equipment. Samsung Semiconductor Corporation, the United States Department of chip technology director Ana Molnar Hunter, said the company is currently in the process of demonstration of 65 nm, the product will be put on the market later this year.

"We have a lot of planning in the foundry business," Hunter said in an interview. Previously, Samsung has done a number of foundry business, but not the company's strategic focus. Now, foundry is a strategic growth driven business."

As a foundry sector for many years to slow the growth of the company, Samsung is considering IDM OEM form. The company not only provides OEM services, but also the production and sale of its own chip products.

Though, the company still with Chartered Semiconductor, SMIC, TSMC, UMC foundry services company to provide the pure commercial competition. Recently, Samsung has become a bigger, higher generation of the industry to invest more capital. Last year, the company began to upgrade the 300 mm wafer factory located in the factory.

In addition, Samsung and IBM and semiconductor manufacturing company reached a technology partnership. Ms. Hunter says this means that customers can design a generic process and take care of any of the three companies.

Samsung in March 21st, in order to expand the North American foundry market activity growth, announced to franchise director Hunter Hunter appointed, I also served as director of the other chip manufacturing company. Samsung has a low profile in the United States formed a foundry business team. As the head of the team, Hunter is responsible for leading Samsung OEM customer activities in North america.