Galaxy S25’s Exynos 2500 to be more efficient than Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

Samsung is developing the Exynos 2500 chipset, which it could offer with the Galaxy S25 series smartphones in some regions. Last year, the company confirmed that it would make the upcoming chipset on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 3nm fabrication process, which is expected to offer better power efficiency than not only Samsung’s 4nm fabrication process that […]

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Galaxy Watch 7 could launch in three variants, have 50% more power-efficient chip

A few days ago, we exclusively revealed that Samsung is seriously considering launching a new smartwatch with a squarer screen. Now, new rumors reveal more information about the Galaxy Watch 7 series, and it brings a surprise if the information ends up being correct. It could be getting a new variant and a brand-new processor. […]

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Samsung facing the heat from new contract chip manufacturers Intel and Rapidus

For the past few years, Samsung Foundry and TSMC were the only brands capable of making semiconductor chips on 7nm (or better) process nodes. While TSMC has been the best in performance and efficiency, Samsung was a good option for firms that couldn’t afford TSMC or get enough volume. Intel and Rapidus plan to make […]

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Samsung facing the heat from new contract chip manufacturers Intel and Rapidus

For the past few years, Samsung Foundry and TSMC were the only brands capable of making semiconductor chips on 7nm (or better) process nodes. While TSMC has been the best in performance and efficiency, Samsung was a good option for firms that couldn’t afford TSMC or get enough volume. Intel and Rapidus plan to make […]

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Samsung facing the heat from new contract chip manufacturers Intel and Rapidus

For the past few years, Samsung Foundry and TSMC were the only brands capable of making semiconductor chips on 7nm (or better) process nodes. While TSMC has been the best in performance and efficiency, Samsung was a good option for firms that couldn’t afford TSMC or get enough volume. Intel and Rapidus plan to make […]

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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 […]

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3nm Dimensity 9400 to launch in late 2024 to compete with Exynos 2500

Four flagship smartphone processors will be launched by the end of this year: Apple A18 Pro, MediaTek Dimensity 9400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, and Samsung Exynos 2500 (tentative name). All four chipsets will be made using cutting-edge 3nm semiconductor chip fabrication processes. More details about the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 have been revealed. 3nm Dimensity […]

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Exynos 2500 specs leak before the Exynos 2400 has been thoroughly tested

Samsung unveiled its newest flagship smartphones for the year last week. The Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra are available for pre-order in several countries worldwide, and but they haven’t even reached customers yet. The performance and efficiency of the Exynos 2400 haven’t been tested widely, but some information about the Exynos 2500 […]

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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 […]

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Galaxy S25 could use wildly powerful 3nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip

Now that we’re very close to the expected launch of the Galaxy S24, rumors about the Galaxy S25 series have already started coming in. It is rumored that the Galaxy S25 will feature a new design language, and that design will then be used in other Samsung phones. Now, another piece of information has come […]

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Qualcomm and MediaTek flagship chips to use TSMC’s 3nm tech, not Samsung’s

AMD, Apple, MediaTek, Nvidia, and Qualcomm have all been using TSMC’s new fabrication technologies to make their new semiconductor chips. While some of them also use Samsung Foundry to make their chips, they are usually not the flagship models. Samsung Foundry was hoping that some of them would switch from TSMC to its 3nm process, […]

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AMD’s Zen 5c chips could be made by Samsung’s improved 4nm technology

Samsung lost a lot of its semiconductor chip clients to TSMC over the past few years. First, it was Apple, and then Nvidia and Qualcomm switched from Samsung Foundry to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company). However, it looks like the South Korean firm is on the cusp of getting some of its clients back, as […]

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Samsung’s next-gen 3nm, 4nm chip tech to be ready by second half of 2024

Earlier this week, Samsung announced its quarterly revenue for the third quarter (July – August) of 2023. During the announcement, the company said it is on track to keep its second-generation 3nm and fourth-generation 4nm semiconductor chip fabrication processes ready for mass production by the second half of 2024. Samsung’s improved 3nm and 4nm processes […]

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Galaxy Watch 7 might be Samsung’s first device to sport a 3nm Exynos chip

It’s no secret that Samsung wants to manufacture 3nm chips next year and aims to be capable of 2nm and 1.4nm manufacturing in 2025 and 2027, respectively. But the company won’t create its next in-house Exynos silicon on either one of those processes. The next-gen Exynos 2400, which is expected to power the Galaxy S24 […]

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Samsung to start making 3nm chips for servers

When Samsung Foundry announced last year that it started the mass production and shipments of 3nm chips, it didn’t reveal the name of its first client for the latest-generation node. Several reports claimed it was making 3nm ASIC chips for cryptocurrency mining firms. Now, the company seems to have received another client. According to reports, […]

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Kuo: Apple to cut 3nm chipset orders for 2024

The near future of the smartphone chipset market is looking bleak, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to their latest report, Apple is lowering demand for 3nm chips; Qualcomm is also scaling back production, pushing Dutch ASML to cut EUV equipment shipment for 2024 by about 20-30%. Kuo revealed the current market consensus was the […]

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Kuo: 2024 MacBooks and iPads to Feature 3nm Chips, But Demand Might Fall Below Expectations

Apple plans to release new MacBooks and iPads with 3nm chips in 2024, but demand for the devices might be “below expectations” due to a “lack of growth drivers,” according to research shared today by supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo explained in a blog post on Medium: Apple’s 3nm demand for 2024 would be […]

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Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Issues Likely Due to Thermal Compromises, Not 3nm Node

Complaints about heat issues with the iPhone 15 Pro models are not related to TSMC’s 3-nanometer node that was used for the A17 Pro chip, according to well-respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo says that overheating could be caused by “compromises made in the thermal system design” that allowed Apple to cut down on the […]

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Could Galaxy S24 feature a 3nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip?

The Galaxy S24 is expected to launch earlier to tackle the increased demand for the Apple iPhone 15. Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S series phones could be launched in January 2024, and several rumors have indicated that the company could dual-source chips (Exynos and Snapdragon) for the Galaxy S24 lineup. Now, a new rumor claims something […]

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Mediatek sera le premier constructeur à équiper les smartphones Android d’une puce 3nm en 2024

Dans la course à qui proposera les processeurs mobiles les plus denses et les plus efficaces, c’est peut-être MediaTek qui va remporter la médaille d’or. Le fondeur taïwanais a en effet annoncé sur son site qu’il est parvenu à créer son premier processeur pour smartphone premium gravé en 3 nm. Crédit : 123rf Pour fabriquer […]

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