Samsung Electro-Mechanics Targets Solid-State Battery Mass Production Next Year... Glass Substrates After 2027

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Samsung Electro-Mechanics will invest in mass production facilities for wearable all-solid-state batteries based on solid oxide electrolytes this year and supply prototypes. Mass production will begin next year.

Glass substrates, which are attracting attention as a 'game changer' in the semiconductor industry, are planned to be mass-produced after 2027.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics All-Solid-State Battery. Photo by Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Jang Deok-hyun, CEO of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, held a press conference on the 8th (local time) at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, USA, to announce these new business plans.

CEO Jang said, "In the case of all-solid-state batteries, we have secured industry-leading energy density and capacity characteristics," adding, "Since this is a technology that does not exist in the world, we cannot know until mass production, but we are conducting many internal tests and are in talks with customers."

The all-solid-state batteries developed by Samsung Electro-Mechanics use oxide-based solid electrolytes with high material stability, offering high freedom of shape, and are expected to replace lithium batteries in small IT devices such as wearable devices.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Glass Substrate. Photo by Samsung Electro-Mechanics

After establishing a pilot line for glass substrates at the Sejong plant, the company plans to enter mass production after 2027 through customer sample promotions this year.

CEO Jang said, "Although I cannot mention specific customers, we are in discussions with several customers," adding, "We plan to sample for 2 to 3 customers this year."

Samsung Electro-Mechanics began supplying silicon capacitor samples to customers last year and aims to mass-produce silicon capacitors for high-performance semiconductor packages and AI servers this year. Silicon capacitors are capacitors made using silicon wafers, allowing for slim design of semiconductor packages and proximity to high-performance system semiconductors, which is advantageous for high-speed data transmission.

CEO Jang said, "We have secured about two customers this year," adding, "We want to achieve meaningful sales exceeding 100 billion KRW within 1 to 2 years after mass production this year." He also explained, "In the new growth engine of the automotive camera market, we have differentiated with hybrid lenses and plan to mass-produce hybrid lenses for Surround View Monitoring (SVM) and Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) starting this year."

Additionally, Samsung Electro-Mechanics plans to secure SOEC cell technology, a core technology for green hydrogen production, by the end of this year, develop stacked cells (Stacks) next year, and begin mass production after 2027.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, which initially planned to build a production plant for automotive camera modules in Mexico, is currently slowing down the process.

CEO Jang said, "There are still unclear parts, so the Mexico plant is on hold, and we are looking for a third location," adding, "Supply chain issues are very important, so we aim to diversify to places that can handle multiple customers to maintain flexibility."

He continued, "Investing in research and development does not worsen profits," emphasizing, "We will consider investments carefully but will actively pursue research and development."

CEO Jang stated, "The electronics industry has passed the mobile-centered 'IT Platform 1.0' and entered the 'IT Platform 2.0' era led by mobility devices," adding, "We will successfully develop new businesses in automotive, robotics, AI/server, automotive, and energy sectors to seize future growth opportunities."

He also emphasized, "The realization of future industry technologies must be based on components and materials, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics, which possesses core technologies in this field, has new growth opportunities."

CEO Jang previously presented a new business vision at last year's CES, focusing on the 'Mi-RAE' project, named after the first letters of automotive, robotics, AI/server, and energy sectors.

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