{"id":9675,"date":"2021-12-02T19:59:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T18:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/12\/02\/the-snapdragon-8-gen-1-uses-samsung-foundrys-4nm-process\/"},"modified":"2021-12-02T21:04:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T20:04:11","slug":"the-snapdragon-8-gen-1-uses-samsung-foundrys-4nm-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/12\/02\/the-snapdragon-8-gen-1-uses-samsung-foundrys-4nm-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Uses Samsung Foundry\u2019s 4nm Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Qualcomm took the wraps off the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile SoC earlier this week. It was well-known even before its official launch that it would be built using the 4nm manufacturing process. We\u2019re now learning via Qualcomm that the chip is fabricated by Samsung Foundry.<br \/>\nCEO of Qualcomm, Cristiano Amon, gave out the confirmation during a Q&amp;A session on Wednesday. Separately, the Senior VP and General Manager of the chipmaker\u2019s Mobile, Compute, and Infrastructure business, Alex Katouzian, told reporters in South Korea that the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 won\u2019t come from TSMC. The development was first reported by Korean publication, The Elec (via).<br \/>\nThis pretty much means that the Samsung Exynos 2200 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chips use Samsung Foundry\u2019s 4nm process. By comparison, TSMC\u2019s 4nm manufacturing process is reportedly more efficient.<br \/>\nThe Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 could debut with the Xiaomi 12 series this month<br \/>\nMeanwhile, the Apple A15 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 leverage TSMC\u2019s 4nm process. Notably, TSMC happens to be the world\u2019s largest contract manufacturer of chips. The Taiwanese firm is also one of Samsung Foundry\u2019s biggest rivals.<br \/>\nWhile Qualcomm hasn\u2019t specified why it went with Samsung Foundry for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, it\u2019s likely that TSMC\u2019s deal with Apple may have contributed towards this.<br \/>\nIn case you\u2019re unaware, a bulk of TSMC\u2019s semiconductor production capacity will go towards the manufacturing of Apple chips like the A15 Bionic, M1, M1 Pro, and the M1 Max. The rest of its capacity will go towards the production of the 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9000. This leaves very little room for other manufacturers like Qualcomm, thus justifying the chipmaker\u2019s decision to go with Samsung Foundry for its latest flagship SoC.<br \/>\nThe Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 could make its debut over the next few weeks. We also have confirmation that the Xiaomi 12 series would be the first to launch with the new Qualcomm silicon. The chip will also make its way to the Samsung Galaxy S22 series in a couple of months from now.<br \/>\nSome variants of Samsung\u2019s upcoming flagship lineup will use the home-grown Exynos 2200 SoC. Interestingly, both chipsets use Arm\u2019s Cortex-X2, Cortex-A710, and Cortex-A510 cores. The Exynos 2200 will also use AMD\u2019s RDNA 2 graphics architecture with support for features like ray tracing.<br \/>\nThe post The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Uses Samsung Foundry\u2019s 4nm Process appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Snapdragon-8-Gen-1_Back-Large-2.jpeg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"786\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qualcomm took the wraps off the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile SoC earlier this week. 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