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Samsung Starts First FCBGA Manufacturing Facility In S. Korea
So FCBGA, what is it, what does it have to do with Samsung and why we are telling you this?
First of all, we know that amid all the monotonous news, sometimes readers want to explore something different like a distinguished person does from time to time, that’s why we bring you the information about semiconductors and other stuff.
So, today another subsidiary of Samsung, SEM started industrial-level production of the Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FCBGA) for servers in their home turf Korea; this is the first time for Samsung to produce FCBGA in Korea. According to sources, Samsung wants to establish itself in this particular tech among the big Global Players.
The plant in Busan is running the biz and output results; both material & tech will be utilized in CPUs and GPUs.
The FCBGA & Substrate
In brief, FCBGA is a highly-integrated bundle board which combines a high-integration semiconductor chip with a central board. FCBGA tech is vital when performance is more substantial than expenditure, such as servers and workstations.
The substrate is the base layer of a structure in a chip, multichip module (MCM), printed circuit board, or disk platter, and Silicon is the most extensively used substrate for chips.
Below are some key developments for Samsung in this regard
- As of now, the Korean Conglomerate has poured 300 billion won ($227.4 million) into the native country for manufacturing the future substrate technology with already spent 2 trillion won in the previous two years for the expansion of the production.
- Last year, Samsung Electro-Mechanics produced 703,000 square meters of package substrates, equivalent to 100 soccer fields.
- Estimates suggest the FCBGA market will extend by 14 % a year for the next five years and reach $17 billion by 2026.
- Climbing injunctions for high-performance chips to control 5G and AI applications will result in even better demands.
- Japan’s Ibiden and Shinko Electric Industries with Taiwan’s Unimicron are cutting lines to pursue the biz; even the home-rival Korea’s LG Innotek will start mass production next year.
The Takeaway
SEM’s expansion and investment in Busan are being seen as a focal point for manufacturing FCBGA for servers, i.e. with four times larger in size and doubled layers compared to package substrates for PCs, taking the tech to the next level for achieving unparalleled success by Samsung.
At this moment, only a handful like Japan’s Ibiden and Shinko Electric Industries are qualified in the tech, but that’d perhaps see the turnaround withSEMs investment.
Samsung SDI, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Display, and other Samsung Group subsidiaries already manufacture & produce several components for OEMs, e.g., camera modules and SCs, to display solutions and batteries; Samsung does it all.
And with already started 3-nm mass production early this July, Samsung doesn’t seem to be backing down from this conquest of acquiring the memory chip and foundry market.
Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 devices are counted as the top smartphones that grabbed the One UI 6.1 update in the first phase. Then, the company introduced more software updates in the form of the April 2024 security patch and is continuing it now that these devices are getting the latest May 2024 security patch as well.
The unlocked Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 are getting a May 2024 security patch
The unlocked variants of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 are getting a May 2024 security patch update with the firmware version numbers F946U1UES3CXE3 and F731U1UES3CXE3, respectively. The latest software update for both of the devices comes under 500 MB. With the latest update, the company has only focused on providing some security enhancements.
For your information, the May 2024 security patch has brought some new changes under the system software, where it has grabbed more than 50 fixes. Google has introduced 31 patches to enhance the overall performance of the devices, while Samsung has also added 25 fixes that will improve the functionalities regarding the Galaxy devices.
Moreover, the latest update for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 may also bring some new features that may enhance the overall performance and stability of the devices. So if you are having any issues while using the devices related to One UI 6.1, then the update may help you get rid of the issues.
If you are using the Galaxy Z Fold 5 or Galaxy Z Flip 5 in the US, then you should start getting a new update notification, and by tapping on that, you can easily update your device. Alternatively, you can do it manually as well by going to the software update menu in the system settings.
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The first quarter of 2024 is already over; during this interval, Samsung has introduced several Galaxy smartphones of particular belonging, such as the flagship Galaxy S24 series, the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35, the mid-range ones, the Galaxy A15 and Galaxy F15, the budgetable ones, and many more. But the fact is, after being the latest smartphones, they have a lack of ‘charging speed.’
Undoubtedly, Samsung is leading the tech industry with its top-notch features, design, and larger batteries, as compared to other Android manufacturers, but despite all this, it has a massive lack of charging speed. Samsung usually attaches larger batteries to its Galaxy smartphones to enhance the users’ non-stop-using experience. But a larger battery isn’t worth it unless it has a good charging speed.
On the other hand, Chinese manufacturers are equipping their smartphones with charging speeds north of 100W, whereas 45W is the maximum speed you can get on Galaxy smartphones. However, even 45W charging is quite rare among Galaxy phones. Samsung has launched most of the Galaxy devices in the last couple of years, including the flagship with support for 25W.
Here we are making things easy for you if you are looking to buy a Galaxy smartphone that debuted in 2024 with the support of 45W charging speed by mentioning a list of devices:
- Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy S24+
- Galaxy F55
- Galaxy M55
- Galaxy C55
The list is quite short, even considering that the Galaxy F55, M55, and C55 are just rebranded variants of the same smartphone for different regions. Now Samsung is setting up to launch its next-generation foldable devices, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, in July, but it is yet to be confirmed whether these devices will get a boost in charging speeds from 25W or not.
The Korean brand – Samsung has recently announced its two mid-range Galaxy smartphones – Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G. A new benchmark listing has a spot for Samsung’s affordable smartphone, Galaxy35 5G.
Samsung is now gearing up for its next affordable Galaxy smartphone, the M35 5G, as the reports are unvunveilhey have found a new benchmark listing for Samsung the Galaxy M35 5G.
The smartphone has been spotted with the model number as an identification code – SM-M356B on the Geekbench 6.2.2 database. Not only this, but it also confirmed the presence of 6GB of RAM and Android 14 OS. The chipset also came to know which is the latest Exynos 1380.
The codename for the motherboard is also mentioned, which is ‘s5e8835.’ The reports say that it has scored 656 and 1967 points in performance scores on the benchmarking platform. Exynos 1380 is the latest chipset of the Korean brand, which is a 5 nm processor. It consists of 4 Cortex A78 cores, which clock at 2.4GHz, and 4 Cortex A55 cores, which clock at 2.0GHz. It is coupled with a Mali g68 MP5 GPU. It also has an AI Engine.
This also offers connectivity options, which include the latest Bluetooth version 5.3 and Wi-Fi 802.11 ax with three bands. It supports a camera resolution of at least 200MP for capturing images, and for video recording, there is support for up to 30fps 4K recording. The storage supported is UFS v3.1, and RAM will be of the LPDDR4x/5 type.
Samsung has recently debuted its two smartphones, Galaxy A55, and Galaxy A35; the Galaxy A35 5G smartphone is powered by Exynos 1380 chipset. From this perspective, Galaxy M35 5G could be a variant of Galaxy A35.
At the moment, no specs and features of the device have been revealed or leaked. Still, since Galaxy M series smartphones usually have a bit higher battery power of at least 6000mAh, the forthcoming Galaxy M35 5G smartphone also arrives with the same battery power.