11nm, 14LPP process compared to 15%↑ performance, 10%↓ chip area possible
Accumulation of industry-leading technology for mass production of 7nm EUV process

Samsung Electronics has added a new 11nm process (11LPP, Low Power Plus) to its foundry advanced process roadmap.

11LPP is a process based on the proven 14nm process stability and design environment, and the company said that it can improve performance by up to 15% and reduce chip area by up to 10% at the same power consumption as the 14LPP process.

With this addition of the 11nm process, we plan to provide differentiated value to customers not only in the 10nm processor market for flagship smartphones, but also in the processor market for mid- to high-end smartphones that is continuously growing. The 11LPP process being unveiled this time is scheduled to begin production in the first half of 2018.

Samsung Electronics also announced that it is developing the 7nm process that uses EUV technology for the first time in the industry, aiming to start production in the second half of 2018. Samsung Electronics has applied EUV to approximately 200,000 wafers since 2014 for the development of the 7nm EUV process, and based on the experience accumulated to date, it has achieved visible results such as securing an 80% yield for SRAM (256Mb), which is a measure of the completion of mass production of the foundry process.

“With the new 11nm process, which is a derivative of the 14nm process, customers can now create competitive products with improved performance on top of the already proven stability of 14nm,” said Lee Sang-hyun, managing director and head of marketing at Samsung Electronics’ foundry business division. “We have completed the roadmap spanning 14, 11, 10, 8, and 7nm.”

Since the launch of its foundry division in May, Samsung Electronics has shared its advanced process roadmap with global customers and partners by hosting foundry forums in the U.S. (May) and Korea (July). On the 15th of this month, it will hold the Samsung Foundry Forum in Tokyo, Japan, where it will announce the status of the 11nm process and 7nm development that were added along with the existing process roadmap.