Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Note 10 in a couple of months time. There are reports that the release of the Note 10 may be affected by Japan’s change in trade policy with South Korea. Japan was earlier reported to have removed South Korea from a White List of countries that were granted expedited export procedures. The move meant that companies exporting raw materials critical for semiconductor manufacture to South Korea would now have to wait for 90 days before their exports are cleared.
This change in policy has resulted in a hike in the prices of DRAM in Soth Korea. This is despite claims by semiconductor industry officials that stocked inventory for the modules will ensure that real-world consumer impacts from the ban aren’t immediate. The new report of how the embargo affects Samsung says otherwise. The report from the South Korean press hints that Samsung will be affected by a decrease in Exynos 9825 production.
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The Galaxy Note 10 is expected to be powered by an Exynos 9825 chipset. The 7nm chipset has a smaller feature size than its predecessor the Exynos 9820, which is present on Samsung’s Galaxy S10 lineup. According to the official, as reported by Sammobile, “This month, Samsung has cut by 10 percent the target production of the Exynos, a mobile processor that will be used for the Note 10.” The company is expected to shore up production next month but we don’t know how they hope to achieve that. Worst-case scenario, the Galaxy Note 10 may be launched as scheduled but actual sales may be delayed slightly.
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