Samsung Electro-Mechanics will supply 'silicon capacitors' to the U.S. semiconductor corporation Marvell Technology (Marvell). Samsung Electro-Mechanics supplied silicon capacitor prototypes to clients last year, and products for Marvell began mass production in the first quarter of this year. The silicon capacitors from Samsung Electro-Mechanics play a role in determining power stability and signal quality on Marvell's artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator platform.
According to industry sources on the 19th, Samsung Electro-Mechanics recently delivered silicon capacitors for the high-performance AI accelerator multi-die packaging platform announced by Marvell. Silicon capacitors are made using silicon wafers. They are advantageous for high-speed data transmission, as they can be designed to have a thinner semiconductor package and can be placed closer to high-performance system semiconductors.
Earlier, Jang Deok-hyeon, CEO of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, mentioned regarding the silicon capacitor business at the world's largest IT and consumer electronics exhibition 'CES 2025' held in Las Vegas, U.S., this year, "We have secured about two clients this year" and noted, "We want to achieve meaningful sales of over 100 billion won within 1 to 2 years following mass production this year."
Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveiled its future technology development vision project 'Mi-RAE' at 'CES 2024' held last year. The new businesses included in the project from Samsung Electro-Mechanics are a total of five: silicon capacitors, all-solid-state batteries, hybrid lenses for electric and electronic equipment, glass substrates, and solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC).
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is currently preparing to operate the pilot line for glass substrates and plans to supply all-solid-state battery prototypes to major clients this year while entering mass production of hybrid lenses.