Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to use 20-nanometer processing technology or finer technology to produce all mobile DRAMs from the second-quarter of next year, according to a market researcher on Saturday. Finer processing technology allows a chip manufacturer to improve wafer productivity and produce a semiconductor that consumes less electricity.
According to market researcher DRAMeXchange, about 94 percent of chips produced by Samsung during the fourth-quarter of this year are believed to use 20-nanometer or finer circuit elements.
From the second-quarter of next year, Samsung is expected to stop using 25-nanometer processing technology.
On Oct. 20, Samsung said it has rolled out the semiconductor industry's first 8-gigabyte mobile DRAM package for smartphones, based on its advanced 10-nanometer production technology.
The new package of mobile chips is expected to significantly improve mobile user experiences for those using high-definition, large-screen devices, Samsung said in a statement. (Yonhap)
