Samsung has been hard at work to catch up to the world’s largest contract chipmaker, TSMC. The South Korean tech giant has taken numerous steps to boost production, but it seems like the company is still struggling to improve yields of 5nm chips.
At the moment, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) is mass producing 5nm chips for various companies, including Apple with its A14 chips. On the other hand, Samsung Foundry is reportedly facing issues in a similar department with low yields of its 5nm EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) process. The company had first announced this processes’ development back in 2019, but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it seems the company is still struggling to boost yields.
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According to a report from DigiTimes, the company had recently acquired orders from Qualcomm for the mass production of its upcoming flagship Snapdragon 875G and Snapdragon 735G chips. However, the recent difficulties being faced by the company might end up affecting the launch of the upcoming Qualcomm chips which will be found in smartphones in 2021.
Notably, Samsung had previously announced that it would be starting mass production of 5nm chips by the end of Q2 2020. Although, it is still unknown if the company managed to begin mass production as of yet. While several rumors and reports had pointed at the Galaxy Note 20 series featuring the first 5nm chips (Exynos 992), the recent news might be behind its supposed cancellation.
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