Qualcomm seems to have intended to make Snapdragon 8 Elite -Korean publishing second generation a double source Seedle It is reported that Qualcomm and Samsung have reached an agreement to fabric the chip on the Advanced 2 NM node, but also that the TSMC will produce a version of the chip on the 3NM node.
Samsung will make chips in its Hwaseong S3 factory, which will have a thousand 12 -inch waifer in a month. These chips will be used in the second half of the next year in the Galaxy devices – if that’s true, they will be too late in the Galaxy S26 series, so maybe the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 (possibly even the tab S11 slate).
Timeline for Samsung’s Gate All House (GAA) nodes
According to the publication, the two companies reached a similar agreement for another chip. Qualcomm has designed a 4nm chip set for the extension reality (XR) headset, which will be used in Samsung’s project Mohan, which is about to release later this year. Samsung is working on two other XR headsets, projects and projects, but it is unclear what chips will be used for them.
Samsung has the capacity to produce 7,000 12 -inch waifer on its 2nm node, so Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 General Dell is only 15 % of its capacity. However, insiders say the deal is a demonstration of confidence in the Samsung foundries, which will help to attract other users.
Of course, a portion of the 2NM capacity will be allocated for the Acinos 2600 chip sets, which will definitely be used in the Galaxy S26 series (according to leaks anyway). But will all S26 models use acne? This section is unclear and depends on when TSMC-made Elite 2 chips will be available (since Samsung will come at the end of the year). When we unveil Elite 2 in October, we will know more.
The evolution of the transistor design
As far as TSMC’s own 2 NM efforts are concerned, Apple allegedly delayed its up to 2026 due to low output. It probably participated in Qualcomm/Samsung Dell because Apple has the most buying trend if Age TSMC nodes are not all available to cut down.
Source (In Koren)
