Qualcomm is calling on a company that is both a friend and a foe to manufacture its newest flagship processor. No, we’re not crazy and neither are you. Samsung is actually going to manufacture Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 this year. The announcement was made on Wednesday but neither company chose to disclose exact terms of the deal.
Samsung’s new 14nm LPE process is what appealed to Qualcomm:
In leading mass production of advanced FinFET logic process, Samsung announced in Q1 of 2015 the launch of the Exynos 7 Octa processor built on the industry’s first 14nm LPE (Low-Power Early) process. With the new 14nm LPP process, Samsung continues to demonstrate its process technology leadership, and unparalleled performance and power efficiency for its Exynos 8 Octa processor and its many foundry customers including Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.. The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 processor uses Samsung’s new 14nm LPP process and is expected to be in devices in the first half of this year.
Samsung will have a busy start to the year as the company is going to be manufacturing two of the top processors distributed worldwide. In addition to handling Qualcomm’s Snadragon 820, Samsung will be manufacturing its own Exynos 8 Octa. Both are believed to be featured inside the upcoming Galaxy S7 when that handset (and its other variants) launch within the next three months. Samsung is planning to split the two processors between markets while ensuring consumers get a premium processor wherever they are.
Source: Samsung
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