The semiconductor division is absolutely crucial for Samsung and has been performing impressively, which is clearly reflected in the company's record profits over the past few quarters. Last year in particular was extremely crucial for Samsung, as it unseated the long-term king Intel from the first position in the semiconductor market. However, in the foundry industry, the South Korean giant only holds a 7,4% market share, which it would like to change. That's why Samsung has now established a division that invests billions of dollars in foundry research and development.
The South Korean company is currently the fourth largest player in the global foundry market, trying to overtake China's Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The R&D division will focus on strengthening Samsung's position in the foundry business, while also joining forces with other centers that deal with memory, LSI, semiconductors and manufacturing technologies. For this, he will establish cooperation with other research centers that are under the wings of Samsung.
"Samsung has recently launched various efforts to move deeper into the foundry industry, and also launched the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem program earlier this year for foundry clients," said one industry source.
