A report from ETNews (Korea) shows that Samsung's strategic plan is to create an artificial intelligence (AI)-based manufacturing ecosystem in the field of product quality control and technological process management.
Samsung wants to build a chip factory without workers
Samsung expects to have its first unmanned chip factories within six years, at least in regions where it has a long-standing presence. To prepare for this goal, Samsung is developing a “smart sensor” that can monitor plasma uniformity when processing silicon wafers. Such sensors are introduced at the monitoring stages of the silicon wafer etching, the application of a chemical layer, and the subsequent cleaning.
Until now, the Korean semiconductor industry has relied on foreign sensors in this area, but the new generation sensors have been developed independently by Korean experts and will be manufactured in Korea. Deploying the sensors in existing factories will also not be too difficult because the small size of these sensors is remarkable, allowing them to be seamlessly integrated into existing factories without requiring additional space, making them a valuable commodity in cleanroom environments.
It is known that among American companies, Tesla and Amazon are leading the way in automation as they try their best to reduce costs by replacing humans with robots. So Samsung's plan will help the company not to fall behind in its field of operation.
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