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Qualcomm interested in Samsung’s 2nm process for Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Over the past few years, Qualcomm has shifted away from Samsung Foundry for the fabrication of its high-end Snapdragon chips. However, the company is keen on collaborating with Samsung Foundry again for future chips, such as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which will likely be released in 2025. Qualcomm CEO keen on using Samsung Foundry […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 weeks ago

Samsung could announce plans for 1nm chips next month

Samsung Foundry could announce its plans for 1nm chips next month during its SAFE Forum event in the USA. According to Taiwanese media, the South Korean firm is also expected to announce mass production plans for 2nm chips during the event. Samsung could start production of 1nm chips as soon as 2026 Samsung Foundry is […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

New Samsung Semiconductor chief calls for unity among employees

A couple of weeks ago, Samsung appointed a new head of its semiconductor chip business. Jun Young-hyun, who is now heading the South Korean firm's most important business arm, has called for unity among employees to stay on top of the competition. Jun Young-hyun, Samsung Device Solutions' new chief, calls for unity between employees and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

AMD rumored to use Samsung Foundry for its 3nm chips

While Samsung Foundry became the first company in the world to start manufacturing 3nm chips in late 2022, no big-name client used its process node. Some rumors even claimed it to be a doomed technology. However, things might be improving for the company, as AMD is rumored to use Samsung's 3nm GAA process node for […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

Google drops Samsung to go with TSMC for Pixel 10’s Tensor chip

Since Google made its first Tensor processor for Pixel devices, its chips have been manufactured by Samsung Foundry. After four generations, though, the company is ditching Samsung Foundry to go with TSMC to fabricate its next-generation Tensor chip, the Tensor G5, which will be used in the Pixel 10 series. More information about Google's switch […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung is nowhere close to TSMC despite rise in chip making market share

Samsung Foundry was the world's second-biggest semiconductor chip manufacturer in Q1 2024, but it is still nowhere close to its primary rival, TSMC. The company may have grand plans to defeat its Taiwanese rival, but those plans haven't translated into a meaningful upgrade in its business yet. Samsung was the world's second-biggest chip maker in […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung to match Apple with 2nm chip for Galaxy S26

Samsung Foundry is expected to make the company’s 2nm fabrication process, dubbed SF2, ready for mass production by 2025. With that, Samsung is expected to use this technology for the company’s Exynos chipset for that year, the Exynos 2600, which it will use in the Galaxy S26 series smartphones. Well, today we have more concrete […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung is desperately trying to make next-gen GPUs for NVIDIA

Samsung's foundry business needs big clients that can provide orders worth tens of billions of dollars. Unfortunately, most companies that fit the bill are opting for TSMC's 5nm process, which is widely perceived as being superior to Samsung's 5nm process. The company doesn't want a repeat of this, which is why it has been working […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Samsung replaces its semiconductor chip boss amid hightened competition in AI era

Amid heightened competition in the semiconductor chip business, Samsung has appointed Jun Young-hyun as the new head of the Samsung Device Solutions (DS) business arm. He replaces Kyung Kye-hyun, who became the head of the company's chip division two years ago. This replacement is highly unusual as Samsung usually reshuffles the heads of its business […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

With 3nm Exynos 2500, Samsung aims to match Snapdragon in power efficiency

After the disappointing Exynos 2200 chip, Samsung's smartphone division decided to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip exclusively for the Galaxy S23. With the Galaxy S24, the Exynos chip came back and turned out to be a decent chip. With the next flagship Exynos chip, designed for the Galaxy S25, Samsung aims to match […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Galaxy Watch 7 could feature a 3nm chip called Exynos W1000

We exclusively revealed that Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked event will happen in early July 2024. During the event, the company will likely unveil the Galaxy Watch 7, Galaxy Z Flip 6, and Galaxy Z Fold 6. While the foldable phones will likely use the 4nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy processor, the Galaxy Watch […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung starts preparing for production of first 3nm Exynos chip, possibly for Galaxy S25

Samsung Electronics has announced that it has started taping out its first system-on-chip (SoC) using Samsung Foundry's 3nm Gate All Around (GAA) process. The mass production of that chip could start in the next few months. The company's partner, Synopsis, an electronics design automation firm, revealed that Samsung used its EDA suite to improve the […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung plans to start mass production of 2nm GAA chips next year

In the past few years, Samsung has seen a tremendous slowdown in its semiconductor chip foundry business. No big-name chip firm (apart from Samsung's System LSI division that makes Exynos chips) has used Samsung Foundry's 3nm and newer-generation 4nm process nodes. However, the company is still marching ahead with the development of newer chip process […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung profit jumps 933% to $4.8 billion in Q1 2024, beating estimates

Samsung has revealed its financial results for the first quarter of this year, a few weeks after revealing revenue estimates. The company revealed that its revenue rose 13% compared to Q1 2023, while its profit skyrocketed nearly 10x (933%) compared to the year earlier. Samsung's profit jumps nearly 10x in Q1 2024, thanks to strong […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung rival introduces cheaper 4nm chips, vows to bring 1.6nm chips in 2026

Samsung Foundry and TSMC are the world's most advanced contract chip manufacturers, and TSMC has had the upper hand over the past few years. While Samsung has been trying to up its game, it hasn't succeeded. With its 3nm chip fabrication process, the South Korean firm had hoped to win back big-name clients, but even […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

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