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Minister Lee Chang-yang of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy is delivering a congratulatory speech at the "World's First GAA-based 3nm Mass Production Shipment Ceremony" held at Samsung Electronics Hwaseong Campus in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do on the morning of the 25th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min, Hwaseong kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] Lee Chang-yang, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, attended the mass production shipment ceremony of Samsung Electronics' 3-nanometer semiconductors and emphasized the government's commitment to support.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that Minister Lee attended the 3-nanometer foundry mass production shipment ceremony held on the morning of the 25th at Samsung Electronics' Hwaseong Campus V1 line. About 100 semiconductor industry officials, including Minister Lee and Kyung Kye-hyun, CEO of Samsung Electronics' DS Division, attended the ceremony.

On this day, Samsung Electronics shipped semiconductors based on the world's first 3-nanometer foundry process. The 3-nanometer semiconductor is made using an ultra-fine process at the level of 3 nanometers (nm; 1 nm is one billionth of a meter). In the semiconductor industry, processes below 7 nanometers have been considered a "barrier" until recently.

Samsung Electronics also applied the next-generation technology GAA (Gate-All-Around) to the 3-nanometer semiconductor process. GAA is a new technology developed to overcome the power efficiency degradation problem, one of the challenges of ultra-fine processes. By expanding the contact surface between the switch (gate) and the channel to four sides, it saves 50% more power and improves performance by 30% compared to the existing FinFET structure, which has contact on three sides.

Kyung Kye-hyun, CEO of Samsung Electronics DS Division (from left), Lee Chang-yang, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Choi Si-young, Head of Samsung Electronics Foundry Business Division, are posing for a commemorative photo at the "World's First GAA-based 3nm Mass Production Shipment Ceremony" held on the morning of the 25th at Samsung Electronics Hwaseong Campus in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

The government views the mass production of 3-nanometer semiconductors as significant from an economic security perspective as well. A Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy official said, "Advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities are national security assets, so the mass production of 3-nanometer semiconductors also has economic security implications," adding, "Korea's status contributing to the global semiconductor supply chain will be further elevated."

Minister Lee emphasized support for the semiconductor industry. He said, "Based on the 'Strategy to Achieve Semiconductor Superpower' announced last week, the government will fully support private investment, workforce training, technology development, and the establishment of the materials, parts, and equipment ecosystem," and added, "We expect government efforts to contribute to enhancing technological competitiveness and training experts to stay ahead in the fine process competition." Minister Lee also stated, "To stably secure the 3-nanometer foundry market, domestic demand for advanced semiconductors is important," and added, "We plan to sequentially establish measures to strengthen competitiveness in 'semiconductor plus industries' such as displays and batteries, which will drive future semiconductor demand."

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