Samsung Electro-Mechanics Collaborates with AMD to Supply High-Performance Substrates for ..........
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO)
announced a collaboration with AMD to
supply high-performance substrates for hyperscale data center compute
applications. These substrates are made in SEMCO's key the technology hub in Busan and the newly built state of the art factory
in Vietnam.
Market research firm Prismark predicts that the semiconductor
substrate market will grow at an average annual rate of about 7%, increasing
from 15.2
trillion KRW in 2024 to 20 trillion KRW in 2028.
SEMCO's substantial investment of 1.9 trillion KRW in the
FCBGA factory underscores its commitment to advancing substrate technology
and manufacturing capabilities to meet the highest industry standards and the
future technology needs.
SEMCO's
collaboration with AMD focuses on meeting the unique challenges of integrating
multiple semiconductor chips (Chiplets) on a single large substrate. These
high-performance substrates, essential for CPU/GPU applications, offer
significantly larger surface areas and higher layer counts, providing the dense
interconnections required for today's advanced data centers. Compared to
standard computer substrates, data center substrates are ten times larger and
feature three times more layers, ensuring efficient power delivery and lossless
signal integrity between chips. Addressing these challenges, SEMCO's innovative
manufacturing processes mitigate issues like warpage to ensure high yields
during chip mounting.
SEMCO's
FCBGA factory is equipped with advanced real-time data collection and modeling
capabilities, enabling SEMCO to develop predictive manufacturing models that
ensure signal, power, and mechanical integrity. This state-of-the-art facility
positions SEMCO as a leader in the production of embedded substrates with both
passive (capacitor and inductor) and active (integrated circuit) components,
meeting the forward-looking needs of next-generation data centers.
"We
are honored to be a strategic partner with AMD, a global leader in
high-performance computing and AI semiconductor solutions," said Kim
Wontaek, Executive Vice President of the Strategic Marketing Center at Samsung
Electro-Mechanics. "Our continued investment in advanced substrate
solutions will provide key value to customers like AMD, addressing the evolving
demands of data centers and other compute-intensive applications ranging from
AI to automotive systems." "At AMD, we are always pushing
the edge of innovation to meet the performance and efficiency needs of our
customers," says Scott
Aylor, Corporate VP of Global Operation Manufacturing Strategy at
AMD. "Our leadership in chiplet technologies has enabled AMD to deliver
leadership performance, efficiency, and flexibility across our CPU and data
center GPU portfolio. Continued investments with partners such as SEMCO
highlight the work we are doing to ensure we have the advanced substrate
technologies and capacity we need to deliver future generations of
high-performance computing and AI products."
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