Samsung made good progress with their new 2 nm Gate-All-Around process last month, according to industry insiders. After they reportedly scrapped an older 3 nm project late last year, the South Korean team likely started working extra hard. People thought the Exynos 2500 processor would use that 3 nm tech, but experts believe Samsung engineers are testing the 2 nm process instead. A recent report from FN News SK claims Samsung Foundry created a special team just for this project. This group will focus on finishing a newer "Exynos 2600 chip" - which might mean they're either replacing or renaming the older design.
Many saw the recent Galaxy S25 smartphones as a letdown because all models used Qualcomm's "first-of-its-kind customized Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform" rather than Samsung's chips. Sources say the Samsung team mainly wants to boost production success rates for the 2 nm technology to around 60-70%, up from just 30% last month. They plan to start making test chips by May. Samsung aims to perfect its Exynos 2600 system-on-chip design to avoid depending on Qualcomm parts for the "Galaxy S26 series" phones.
FN News also points out a bigger goal: "The stabilization of 2 nm products will likely speed up customer acquisition for Samsung Electronics' foundry division, which needs leading-edge process customers." Word has it that a competing next-generation mobile chip—Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2—is coming soon. Industry experts believe Qualcomm has partnered with TSMC to use its 2 nm manufacturing process.
Many saw the recent Galaxy S25 smartphones as a letdown because all models used Qualcomm's "first-of-its-kind customized Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform" rather than Samsung's chips. Sources say the Samsung team mainly wants to boost production success rates for the 2 nm technology to around 60-70%, up from just 30% last month. They plan to start making test chips by May. Samsung aims to perfect its Exynos 2600 system-on-chip design to avoid depending on Qualcomm parts for the "Galaxy S26 series" phones.
FN News also points out a bigger goal: "The stabilization of 2 nm products will likely speed up customer acquisition for Samsung Electronics' foundry division, which needs leading-edge process customers." Word has it that a competing next-generation mobile chip—Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2—is coming soon. Industry experts believe Qualcomm has partnered with TSMC to use its 2 nm manufacturing process.
