Samsung is apparently raising its efforts into research and development for its semiconductor business to pursue its vision of new K-Chip technology. The South Korean tech giant has already planned academic partnerships and collaborations across its home country.
Many are unaware that Samsung has its own foundry and manufactures chips as well. While it heavily uses its own designs, there were moments where its own designs had paled in comparison to its competitors. A notable example would be The Exynos 990 SoC being replaced by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 SoC after the latter was proven to provide better performance overall.
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This had also led to the feeling of “humiliation” within the company’s mobile chip division. Thus, it arrives as no surprise that Samsung is now placing an increased emphasis on its semiconductor business through its research and development teams. Furthermore, the company has been focusing on its artificial intelligence solutions as well, with Dr. Sebastian Seung being promoted from Chief Research Scientist to head of Samsung Research.
One of the reasons why Samsung is investing heavily within its home country is also to bolster the economy during this time of crisis. Although, it is still too early to determine just how well or noteworthy the new “K-Chips” actually perform. Samsung has placed its bets on this new technology and is confident in its ability thus far, but the competition is stiff with industry giants like Qualcomm also moving ahead with their own plans.
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