According to Business Korea, Samsung will make the next Qualcomm processor, the Snapdragon 820. For this it will use its 14 nanometer FinFET manufacturing process, the same used in the Exynos 7420.
This process will optimize the consumption and energy efficiency of the processor. But the thing does not end there. And is that Samsung is already helping Qualcommm stabilize Snapdragon 820 processors. It seems that this time there will be no overheating problems.
Samsung is helping Qualcomm with the latest tweaks to the Snapdragon 820 processor
The Korean manufacturer has a lot of experience using 14 nanometer SoCs. The whole family Galaxy S6 and Note 5 integrate this processor, which is on the top according to AnTuTu data. This is why Samsung is the best option to help Qualcomm.
And that this situation is very positive for both companies. On the one hand we have Qualcomm, a manufacturer that has been really touched after the fiasco of its Snapdragon 810 processor due to the overheating problems it suffers from.
The company's image has been greatly diminished after this controversy and the California-based giant needs its next generation of processors to be a success. The Snapdragon 820 cannot fail in any respect and all help is little.
But what does Samsung get out of helping Qualcomm if it is its competition in principle? Very simple, on the one hand Samsung gains more experience and obviously will get a good slice of all this. To begin with, it will be the Asian giant itself who manufactures the Qualcomm processors, so the more phones that integrate this chipset, the more benefits Samsung will get.
In addition, it is more than likely that Samsung has charged a good sum for helping Qualcomm, who finds himself in a situation that he can no longer control. Its main competitor, with permission from MediaTek, will be in charge of manufacturing its own processorsUnless it helps to make it perfect and all the big manufacturers trust them again.
Of course, I think this movement has put the First nail from Qualcomm's coffin. If Samsung continues at this rate, I don't think it will take more than 3 years to overtake Qualcomm and take customers away by selling their own solutions. Meizu is already betting on Samsung processors, with exceptional results. We'll see what Qualcomm's next move will be, but the future really looks very bad for this iconic company.
What do you think? Do you think Samsung will end up staying in the Qualcomm market, or will this manufacturer keep up with the Korean giant?