Samsung is back in the race for the most advanced computer chips. According to The Bell, as reported by MSN, the company has restarted development of its 1.4-nanometer process technology, codenamed SF 1.4. The move keeps Samsung in contention with rivals TSMC and Intel for leadership in the cutting-edge "sub-2nm" tier of chip manufacturing.
There is a catch on timing. The report says Samsung's target for mass production has slipped to 2029, later than originally planned. That delay matters because in this industry, being first to a new process node often decides which foundry wins orders from major customers designing next-generation processors.
The "nanometer" label is roughly a shorthand for how small and densely packed a chip's transistors are. Smaller numbers generally mean faster, more power-efficient chips. Getting there is enormously difficult and expensive, which is why only a handful of companies compete at the leading edge.
According to Wccftech, Samsung is "doubling down" on its 1.4nm-class nodes and leaning on design and optimization techniques to make the technology competitive, framing the effort as Samsung entering the advanced sub-2nm club alongside TSMC and Intel.
Why it matters: The chips made on these processes end up inside the smartphones, AI accelerators, and data-center hardware that increasingly power the economy, so Samsung's decision to keep chasing 1.4nm helps determine whether the world's most advanced chip supply stays split among several makers or consolidates around fewer of them.