February 19, 2026 -
By Dae-geon Seok, Digital Today
Samsung's foundry business has begun what it calls a "three-stage rocket" to catch up with TSMC. It plans to secure more than 130 percent more 2-nanometre order tasks this year than last year and to start mass production of 1.4-nanometre chips by 2029.
Samsung Electronics recently disclosed a mid- to long-term roadmap for its foundry business in an earnings conference call, focusing on expanding orders, stabilising 2-nanometre mass production and laying the groundwork for early preparation for 1.4-nanometre. Samsung Electronics' foundry division said, "Following the Tesla order, we are actively discussing tasks with large customers in the United States and China, and this year we expect to secure more than 130 percent more 2-nanometre order tasks than last year, centred on high-performance computing (HPC) and AI applications."