Information has emerged that Samsung is considering transferring the production of its Exynos chips to TSMC. This is due to the difficulties that Samsung is experiencing in the production of 3nm chips at its factories.
Rumours that Samsung is having trouble developing the Exynos 2500 processor for the new Galaxy S25 flagship have been circulating for some time now. Company representatives report that one of the reasons for these problems is the short working week.
Google is planning to use the Tensor G4 GPU in its new Tensor G6 chip, which could prove beneficial for users.
TSMC, the world's largest contract semiconductor maker, will stop supplying chips made on 7nm and more advanced processes to Chinese companies developing AI processors and graphics processors from 11 November.
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.
As we learnt the other day, the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 8400 chipset will feature a large-core architecture similar to the one used in the flagship Dimensity 9400 chip.
Nvidia is planning to enter the consumer processor market with its first high-performance CPU, rumoured to be unveiled in September 2025.
A device codenamed "Google Frankel" was recently spotted on GeekBench, which is believed to be the new Tensor G5 chip.
The recently announced Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which will be used in one or all of the Galaxy S25 smartphones, could be facing overheating issues.
Recently introduced flagship processors Snapdragon 8 Elite from Qualcomm and Dimensity 9400 from MediaTek have already appeared in the first smartphones and managed to pass the first comparative tests.
MediaTek unveiled its new flagship Dimensity 9400 chipset in early October and is now gearing up to release a new pre-flagship Dimensity 8400 processor which, according to a Digital Chat Station insider, will use a large-core architecture similar to the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
While Samsung is facing production problems with its flagship Exynos 2500 chip, the company doesn't seem to be having any problems with releasing chips for mid-segment smartphones, as it has already announced a new Exynos 1580 processor designed for the Galaxy A56 smartphone and some other models.
Google plans to ditch Samsung and switch to TSMC processors for its future Tensor chips. This decision is due to the fact that previous chips created with Samsung's help suffered from poor performance and heat dissipation problems.
ARM has cancelled Qualcomm's chip development licence, which could lead to a halt in the manufacture and sales of Snapdragon chips with custom Oryon cores.
Perhaps on 7 November, manufacturers will also show the 9800X3D chip
