Samsung is unable to manufacture enough Exynos 2500 flagship chips

Samsung is having trouble producing Exynos 2500 chipsets for the upcoming Galaxy S25 series. The company has reportedly achieved only 20 per cent yield on its second-generation 3nm production node, well below the required level. This means that only 20% of the wafers produced can be used to create Exynos mobile chips.

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Samsung is currently able to achieve 60 per cent throughput on the first-generation 3nm process, which is used for the Exynos 2400 in the Galaxy S24. However, the second generation required for the Exynos 2500 has yet to reach the required performance. This jeopardises the use of the Exynos 2500 in the Galaxy S25, and the company may be forced to rely on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite processors, which cost over $200 a piece, which will ultimately increase the cost of the Galaxy S25 smartphones themselves. Even though the Exynos 2500-powered Galaxy S25+ was recently leaked in Geekbench testing, it doesn't mean that this smartphone will definitely come out with this processor on board.

Samsung has apologised for the current situation and is planning a staff reshuffle in its foundry division to improve production performance. However, it remains to be seen whether the company will be able to resolve the problems with the Exynos 2500 chip before the Galaxy S25 lineup is released.

Source: SISAjournal