Is Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3? What’s the difference?

Today, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, a new high-end smartphone processor for flagship killers. It brings most of the important high-end features from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, its flagship smartphone chipset for this year. So, what’s different between them? The naming might confuse many users, as the 8s Gen 3 might 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 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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Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: What’s different?

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 series last night. After exclusively using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in Galaxy S23 phones last year, the company has brought back in-house Exynos chips this year. The Exynos 2400 is used in the Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24+ in most countries worldwide. In Canada, China, and the US, the same […]

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Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: What’s different?

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 series last night. After exclusively using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in Galaxy S23 phones last year, the company has brought back in-house Exynos chips this year. The Exynos 2400 is used in the Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24+ in most countries worldwide. In Canada, China, and the US, the same […]

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Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: What’s different?

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 series last night. After exclusively using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in Galaxy S23 phones last year, the company has brought back in-house Exynos chips this year. The Exynos 2400 is used in the Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24+ in most countries worldwide. In Canada, China, and the US, the same […]

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Exynos 2400 with 10-core CPU gets detailed after Galaxy S24 launch

After unveiling its new high-end smartphones a few hours ago, Samsung has detailed its newest in-house flagship processor: Exynos 2400. The chip was announced a few months ago, but it was never detailed until yesterday. After using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips in all its high-end phones last year, the South Korean firm has come back to […]

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MediaTek’s Dimensity 8300 brings potent gaming, Generative AI to mid-range phones

After launching the impressive Dimensity 9300 processor for flagship smartphones, MediaTek has unveiled a slightly lower-end chip: Dimensity 8300. But it is still a very potent chip and is targeted to be used in higher mid-range smartphones. The Dimensity 8300 is a step down compared to the Dimensity 9300 but offers powerful gaming chops and […]

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Samsung Foundry aims to improve production of AI, high performance computing chips

Samsung aims to improve the production of AI and HPC (High-Performance Computing) semiconductor chips as it is in a unique position. It is the only firm in the world that makes extremely advanced semiconductor chip chips, designs and makes DRAM chips, and offers advanced chip packing solutions. Samsung Electronics Foundry Business Manager Ki-bong Jeong said […]

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Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is a weird downgrade from its predecessor

After launching the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor last month for flagship smartphones, Qualcomm has unveiled its new higher mid-range chipset, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. The naming scheme makes you believe that it succeeds the currently available Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 or the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, but it’s not. Let us have a […]

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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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The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is here – Cortex-X4, 4nm, Generative AI, 240fps graphics

Qualcomm just launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen chipset. The flagship platform is built on the 4nm process and has a clear focus on AI, gaming, audio, and camera advancements. If you want the all-important percentages – Gen 3 is 30% faster and 20% more efficient than Gen 2. The eight-core processor inside is highlighted by […]

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Samsung Foundry will make 4nm AI chips for Rebellions

Samsung, one of the world’s leading semiconductor foundries, will make AI chips for Rebellions. Rebellions is a South Korean AI semiconductor startup, and its partnership with Samsung Foundry is crucial for the local semiconductor segment as it will boost the country’s importance on the world stage. Rebellions’ next-gen AI semiconductor chip will be made using […]

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Tenstorrent’s next-gen AI chips will be made by Samsung Foundry

Tenstorrent, the company that makes and licenses AI and RISC-V chips and technologies, has announced that it has chosen Samsung Foundry to make its next-generation AI chiplets. The company’s upcoming AI chiplets will be made using Samsung’s advanced 4nm semiconductor fabrication process. The Canada-based firm designs powerful RISC-V and AI chips for automotive, data centers, […]

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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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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 – a 4nm chipset for the midrange

Qualcomm released over the weekend the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 – a chipset, built on the 4nm process technology, that is meant to be a solution for phone makers that want a capable platform that can fit within a far lower budget than the Gen 8 chips. The CPU of the 7s is less powerful […]

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Samsung’s chip plant in Texas to make 4nm AI chips for Groq

The US-based AI solutions firm Groq has selected Samsung’s Taylor fab to manufacture semiconductor chips. Samsung Electronics will be responsible for supplying the next-gen AI semiconductor chips to Groq, which will be designed in partnership with Samsung’s Foundry Design Service team and manufactured by Samsung on its SF4X process (4nm). On Sunday, the California-based fabless […]

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AMD not shifting from TSMC to Samsung Foundry for next-gen 4nm chips

In May, a rumor claimed that AMD could make its next-generation 4nm semiconductors chips using Samsung Foundry rather than TSMC. Earlier this month, a report claimed that Samsung Foundry received orders for 4nm semiconductors for data center applications. Although the report didn’t mention the customer’s name, the word on the street was that it was […]

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