Samsung Electronics is on the verge of mass-producing its next-generation cellular utility processor (AP) utilizing a 3-nanometer course of via its foundry enterprise.
In accordance with trade sources on Might 8, Samsung Electronics, in collaboration with world digital design automation (EDA) firm Synopsys, has efficiently taped-out the high-performance cellular system-on-chip (SoC) based mostly on 3-nanometer gate-all-around (GAA) expertise. Tape-out refers back to the stage the place mental property (IP) and fabless firms full the product design and hand over the design to the foundry, marking the prelude to mass manufacturing.
In June 2022, Samsung Electronics turned the primary within the trade to start GAA-based 3-nm mass manufacturing. This would be the firm’s first time mass producing cellular APs utilizing the 3-nm GAA course of. The cellular AP being mass-produced is presumed to be the “Exynos 2500.” Designed by Samsung’s System LSI division, the Exynos 2500 is predicted to be built-in into the flagship Galaxy S25 smartphone mannequin. It’s reported that the Exynos 2500 will likely be mass-produced within the latter half of this yr utilizing the second-generation 3-nm course of, which is Samsung’s modern expertise.
Earlier this yr, Samsung Electronics reintroduced Exynos chipsets to the Galaxy S24 sequence for the primary time in two years. The Galaxy S22 sequence, launched in 2022 with Exynos 2200, skilled efficiency degradation and overheating points. The following Exynos 2300 mission was abruptly canceled, and your complete Galaxy S23 sequence was geared up with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Nonetheless, after relentless effort, Samsung Electronics developed the Exynos 2400 and included it into the Galaxy S24 base and Plus fashions.