Samsung today confirmed that they’ve added 11nm FinFET process technology to its foundry process portfolio. The 11LLP (low power plus) offers 15 percent better performance and is 10 percent smaller in size with same power consumption when compared to a chip based on 14nm. Samsung says the new process is expected to be ready by […]
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Samsung reveals 10nm Exynos 9 processor for mobile devices
After teasing the new Exynos processor a few days back, Samsung has officially announced the Exynos 9 Series 8895. This is Samsung’s first chip to be fabricated with 10nm FinFET process that boasts improved 3D transistor structure, resulting in 27% higher performance and consuming 40% less power compared to 14nm chip. It’s an octa-core processor […]
Samsung teases new Exynos chip, could find a home in Galaxy S8
Samsung took to Twitter today to tease about a new product launch today and no, it’s not a smartphone. Instead, what you see is a teaser image of Samsung’s upcoming Exynos processor. As one would expect, the image does not reveal much except the text “Discover cloud 9 with Exynos”, hinting that Samsung will announce […]
Samsung will supply Exynos chips for Audi’s in-vehicle infotainment system
Samsung has announced their participation in Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program (PSCP) as a partner supplier of Exynos processors. The SoC will be used for Audi’s in-vehicle infotianment system, which boasts multiple OS and multi-display support and offers powerful computing and graphics processing performance. Samsung introduced the first Exynos processor back in 2010 and while mobile […]
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC is based on Samsung’s 10nm process
Samsung and Qualcomm are close business partners and at the eve of announcing Qualcomm’s new chip today, the company confirmed that its Snapdragon 835 processor will use Samsung’s 10nm FinFET process technology. The foundry collaboration will allow Qualcomm to use Samsung’s best available process, allowing up to a 30% increase in area efficiency with 27% […]