Samsung Austin Semiconductor has declared that it has wrapped up construction and ramped up to mass production of S2, its 300 mm automated fab in Austin, Texas, in record time.
Samsung Austin Semiconductor started construction of the clean room for the S2 line in August 2010, and within seven months the company has wrapped up the testing of the process. The S2 line has attained its targeted production capacity of 40,000 wafers per month within five months following the production of its first silicon wafer in May 2011.
The S2 line uses sophisticated 45 nm node low-power logic process technology of Samsung to produce devices. With the well-established worldwide manufacturing network between its facilities located in Austin and Giheung, South Korea, the company can now fulfill its customer needs, while achieving highly efficient production operations.
Through optimized process parameters and equipment, Samsung Austin Semiconductor was able to reach the targeted production capacity before schedule, while fulfilling the consistent output rate needs, electronic characteristics and reliability in the first instance.
The S2 line’s head is Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s Vice President, Steve Hah. The installation of the sophisticated low-power technology at the company’s new logic line at its Austin facility in line with its 300 mm logic line at its Giheung facility allows it to meet the customer needs and improve its sophisticated production competitiveness, Hah said.
Source: http://www.samsung.com