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Samsung and Arm collaborate on next-gen Cortex-X CPU cores

Samsung Foundry, Samsung Electronics' division that fabricates semiconductor chips, has announced its collaboration with Arm (Arm Holdings PLC) for optimized fabrication of next-generation Cortex-X series CPU cores. This collaboration will improve the performance and power efficiency of CPU cores using Arm's latest Cortex-X series designs and fabricated using Samsung Foundry's GAA process. Arm and Samsung […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Some Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chips rumored to be made by Samsung

Ever since Qualcomm abandoned Samsung Foundry for TSMC after the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 fiasco, the company hasn't looked back. Three of its next-generation chips—Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3—are made by TSMC. However, the company might come back to Samsung Foundry if rumors are to be believed. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung may have received order from Qualcomm to make prototype 2nm chip

Samsung Electronics and TSMC are competing to get clients for their 2nm chip fabrication processes. While Samsung didn't get clients other than its own System LSI business for its 3nm process, it is hoping to compete with TSMC in a better way with its 2nm process, and it may have received a potential client in […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung wants to keep 2nm chip production to its home country

Samsung and TSMC are expanding their chip production facilities to other countries, like Japan and the USA, but they want to keep the most cutting-edge chip fabrication technologies in their home countries. While Samsung and TSMC plan to make 4nm chips in the US, they are keeping 2nm chip production in South Korea and Taiwan, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Historic deal with ASML to help Samsung gain advantage in 2nm chips

A few weeks ago, Samsung Electronics boss Lee Jae-yong embarked on a business trip to the Netherlands to make important business deals with semiconductor chip equipment maker ASML. He joined the South Korean president on a 4-day official trip after the Dutch King Willem-Alexander invited them to the Netherlands to discuss several chip deals. Samsung […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Future flagship Snapdragon chips could be made using Samsung’s 2nm process

Ever since the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 debacle, Qualcomm has switched most of its new chips to TSMC. Starting with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chips, the company has almost moved away from Samsung Foundry to TSMC, but it could come back to Samsung Foundry in the future, and that too for its flagship Snapdragon […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung expanding chip production capacity by importing equipment from ASML

Samsung, the second-biggest contract chip fabrication firm in the world, has set its sights firmly on TSMC. The company wants to become the world's biggest semiconductor chip company by 2030. To that end, the company is said to be buying more advanced chip fabrication equipment from ASML. Samsung wants to own over 100 EUV chip […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung claims multiple firms will launch chips made using its 1.4nm, 2nm tech

While Samsung Foundry was the first company in the world to launch a 3nm chip fabrication technology and make it commercially available, it didn't get any big chip clients like AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm. While the South Korean firm shipped 3nm chips, they were relatively lower-end ASIC chips for a cryptocurrency firm. Things will change […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Samsung might have a problem as Canon unveils 5nm chip tech

Samsung Foundry and TSMC are the only firms in the world that can make advanced semiconductor chips using 7nm or better fabrication technologies. Both these firms buy ultra-expensive chip manufacturing equipment from ASML, a Netherlands-based firm that makes EUV lithography systems. However, a new player has now emerged in the chip fabrication equipment space: Canon. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Samsung might beat TSMC in the 2nm chip race by a few months

The rivalry between TSMC and Samsung is never-ending. And right now, the Korean tech giant appears to have a leg up over its competitor in next-gen manufacturing technologies. Reports say that the economic climate has affected TSMC's original plans for 2nm-based production, which means Samsung could beat its rival to the punch. Samsung might become […]

By Mihai Matei
6 months ago

Intel plans to overtake Samsung and TSMC with its 1.8nm chips by 2025

Samsung is the second-biggest semiconductor chip fabrication company in the world after TSMC. Samsung Foundry and TSMC are the only chip fabrication firms that have been able to develop 3nm chips. However, Intel plans to overtake both firms by 2025 with its 18A (1.8nm) semiconductor chips. After lagging for years with 14nm and 10nm semiconductor […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Samsung on track to make 2nm chips in 2025, 1.4nm chips in 2027

Samsung Foundry, the second-biggest chip manufacturer in the world, has announced that it is on track to fabricate 2nm semiconductor chips in 2025 and 1.4nm chips in 2027. The company revealed this information while announcing its process technology roadmap at the seventh Samsung Foundry Forum 2023 event. During the event, the South Korean firm also […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 months ago

Samsung plans to manufacture 1.4nm semiconductor chips by 2027

Samsung Foundry, the world's second-biggest semiconductor chip manufacturing firm, announced during the Samsung Foundry Forum 2022 event that it would keep improving semiconductor chips to be smaller, faster, and more power efficient. To that end, the company announced its plans to manufacture 2nm and 1.4nm chips. Samsung's second and third-generation 3nm GAA chips feature smaller transistor […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Samsung faces more competition as Intel enters the contract chip manufacturing space

Samsung Foundry is the world's second-biggest contract chip manufacturing firm. While the company is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to defeat its primary rival, TSMC, it has found a new competitor in the space: Intel. The company used to design and manufacture its own chips, and last year, Intel opened its foundry service for […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Samsung’s 3nm Bitcoin miner chips gain up to 45% energy efficiency

Samsung Foundry kickstarted its 3nm chip production line in late June and began manufacturing chipsets for Bitcoin miners on the new 3nm GAA manufacturing process. The company should also use the 3nm GAA technology to manufacture smartphone chipsets — eventually — but the initial trial run consisted of chips for Bitcoin miners. And according to […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

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