Samsung might still be tweaking its Exynos 2600 chip before actually cranking out full production runs, despite dropping a trailer for the thing recently. A Korean outlet says the 2nm GAA processor has not hit mass manufacturing yet, even though the company supposedly had decent yields back in September and already locked down orders from Chinese crypto miners and Tesla.
The holdup could be Samsung trying to push yields higher than the 50 percent they were sitting at earlier, aiming for that 70 percent sweet spot to cut down on defective units. This matters because DRAM and NAND prices are spiking hard right now, so wasting silicon is getting expensive. The Galaxy S26 lineup is supposed to drop in February with these chips inside, so Samsung better get moving if they want enough supply ready.
The holdup could be Samsung trying to push yields higher than the 50 percent they were sitting at earlier, aiming for that 70 percent sweet spot to cut down on defective units. This matters because DRAM and NAND prices are spiking hard right now, so wasting silicon is getting expensive. The Galaxy S26 lineup is supposed to drop in February with these chips inside, so Samsung better get moving if they want enough supply ready.
