Samsung delays bleeding-edge 1.4nm node, puts its semiconductor eggs into its 2nm process

Samsung Foundry has reportedly seen a significant multi-year delay of its new 1.4nm process node, putting its focus into "rapidly advancing" its new 2nm node, according to new reports.

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In a new report from Korean outlet SEdaily, we're hearing that Samsung's new 1.4nm process node might not flow into mass production by 2028, which is almost two entire years behind Samsung Foundry's original timeline, underlining that Samsung's advanced process nodes simply aren't ready for mass production.

Samsung has gone through extensive restructuring of its semiconductor division for a while now, with its new chairman confirming prior mistakes. Recent reports indicate its new 1c DRAM yields are improving, leaving the company headed into mass production of its new HBM4 memory.

But these restructuring plans are reportedly part of Samsung's internal goals, including its increased focus on 2nm -- making sense if it's having major issues with its newer 1.4nm process node. Samsung now plans to ramp up its 2nm production efforts, since it has been happy with the yield rates of its 2nm process node, with mass production expected to kick off by the end of 2025.

Samsung Foundry finds itself in an interesting predicament, as it needs to secure big tech companies to use its semiconductor processes, but it has been unsuccessful so far (apart from pretty much giving away chips for the Nintendo Switch 2). It recently lost Google as a customer, as the company has moved to TSMC for its new Tensor G5 processors, something Samsung is reportedly internally investigating just how that happened.