Samsung Electro-Mechanics Supplies High-Performance Substrates for Hyperscale Data Centers to AMD

Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced on the 22nd that it will supply high-performance substrates for hyperscale data centers to the U.S. semiconductor company AMD.

Hyperscale data centers refer to ultra-large data centers operating at least 100,000 servers with ultra-high-speed networks over a total floor area of approximately 22,500㎡. Due to the growth of cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) industries, big data processing, and other high-performance computing tasks, demand for hyperscale data centers is expected to continue growing.

Exterior view of Samsung Electro-Mechanics Suwon Plant.
[Photo by Samsung Electro-Mechanics]

Samsung Electro-Mechanics and AMD have implemented advanced technology that integrates multiple semiconductor chips on a single substrate through their collaboration. This high-performance substrate, essential for central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) applications, provides a much larger area and more layers, enabling high-density interconnections required by advanced data centers. Compared to general computer substrates, data center substrates are 10 times larger and have three times more layers, ensuring efficient power supply and reliability between chips.

A Samsung Electro-Mechanics official explained, "We solved the warpage issue through innovative manufacturing processes, securing high yield during chip mounting," adding, "Samsung Electro-Mechanics' flip-chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) production line is equipped with real-time data collection and modeling functions, ensuring signal, power, and mechanical accuracy."

Kim Won-taek, Vice President and Head of Strategic Marketing at Samsung Electro-Mechanics, said, "We have become a strategic partner with AMD, a global leader in high-performance computing and AI semiconductor solutions," and added, "We will continue to provide core value to customers like AMD by addressing the evolving demands of data centers and computing-intensive applications from AI to automotive through continuous investment in advanced substrate solutions."

Meanwhile, according to market research firm Prismark, the semiconductor substrate market is expected to grow at an average annual rate of about 7%, from 15.2 trillion KRW in 2024 to 20 trillion KRW in 2028. Samsung Electro-Mechanics has made a large-scale investment of 1.9 trillion KRW to secure industry-leading technology in FC-BGA and develop next-generation products.