East Asia Daily: New Semiconductor War

Semiconductors also have a trend like cars. In the 1970s, Intel Corporation and other US companies prevailed in the dynamic random access memory (D-RAM) market. However, due to the emergence of large-scale computers, high-performance D-RAM was required in the 1980s, and Japanese companies ranked first. After entering the 1990s, high-performance D-RAMs became a waste product, but small and expensive semiconductors were very popular. Therefore, Samsung Electronics, which mass-produces D-RAM for PCs, surpasses Japanese companies in an instant. In the era of smart phones and tablet computers, who will win the final victory in the power-saving mobile D-RAM competition?

Yesterday, Samsung Electronics once again verified that Samsung Electronics is the supreme memory semiconductor in the “20NANO-class D-RAM and Flash Volume Production” event held in Hwaseong District, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. "The world's semiconductor production structure of a tiger (Samsung Electronics) and three kittens (Hynix, Elpida, Micron)" has not changed. In May of this year, Elpida, Japan’s third-ranked producer, announced the “World's First 25NANO D-RAM July Mass Production Plan”, which in turn shocked the world. However, only sample products have been produced at present, which have not shaken the foundation of Samsung Electronics for 18 years. In addition, Hynix, which ranks second in the world, will start mass production early next year.

The so-called 20NANO means that the line width (wire spacing) of a semiconductor circuit is 20 NANO meters (1 NANO meters is one billionth of a meter). The line width is one in 4000 of the hair and it is truly unimaginable. The 10NANO class of cutting-edge technology will be listed next year. In the past, Samsung Electronics raised its theories with the mass production of D-RAM and NAND Flash developed by the United States and Japan. However, in 2006, it was the first time that NANO D-RAM was introduced, and this year, we have introduced improved products each year to dominate the world market. It is from "following type" to "leading type".

It is the habit of the semiconductor industry to develop next-generation chips before mass production of modern chips. Samsung Electronics has developed the next generation of chips, which will lead the way as a leader. This year, due to the decline in the price of D-RAM, Japanese and Taiwanese companies considering the reduction in production, Samsung Electronics Chairman Li Jianxi also encouraged aggressive investment. Yesterday at the scene of the event, President Li said: "We must warn the strong winds in the semiconductor industry." Around the P-RAM (IBM), R-RAM (Samsung Electronics), M-RAM (Hynix) lead the next generation of semiconductors, the future will be There is a thrilling war.