Alphawave Semi Expands Partnership with Samsung Foundry to Further Drive Innovation at Advanced Semiconductor Nodes

Alphawave Semi expanded its strategic partnership with Samsung Foundry, an advanced semiconductor manufacturer.

The expanded agreement encompasses IP for PCI Express 7.0, 112 and 224GbE and the latest UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) die-to-die interconnect standard that is enabling next-gen SoC technologies for AI and other HPC systems.

Alphawave Semi’s partnership with Samsung Foundry is based on a range of IP aimed at minimizing design risks and propelling the success of high-performance silicon and next-gen chiplets for sectors such as AI, HPC, data networking, autonomous vehicles and SSD. The latest expansion of the collaboration expands these offerings for Samsung’s SF5 (5nm), SF4 (4nm), and SF2 (2nm) processes with additional IP that is essential for next-gen compute and network connectivity.

“Strengthening our collaboration with Samsung Foundry marks a significant step forward in our mission to drive the future of high-speed connectivity,” said Tony Chan Carusone, CTO, Alphawave Semi . “This partnership leverages both Alphawave Semi’s leading-edge IP portfolio and Samsung’s manufacturing prowess to meet the fast-growing demands of high-performance computing and networking.”

“We are excited to strengthen our partnership with Alphawave Semi,” said Jongshin Shin, corporate EVP, foundry IP development, Samsung Foundry. “By harnessing their cutting-edge IP technologies alongside our advanced semiconductor processes, this collaboration is set to redefine benchmarks for high-speed connectivity and high-performance computing, supporting the ongoing evolution and success of next-generation AI systems and network solutions.”