The outside world has always maintained a sense of whether Samsung can deliver the 2nm SoC as scheduled. Now the latest trend shows that Samsung is accelerating the promotion of the Exynos 2600 mass production plan. This processor is Samsung's f...
The outside world has always maintained a sense of whether Samsung can deliver the 2nm SoC as scheduled. Now the latest trend shows that Samsung is accelerating the promotion of the Exynos 2600 mass production plan.
This processor is Samsung's first chip with 2-nanometer Gate-All-Around (GAA) process, SF2, and is expected to be equipped with the Galaxy S26 series that will debut early next year, and will be on the same stage with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
According to Korean media reports, Exynos 2600 has started filming in September and will enter the fab-out stage as early as the end of October to early November. Although Samsung has not announced its latest yield, it was only about 30% of its trial production at the beginning of this year, and now it has increased to 50%. However, it is still far below the ideal level, and its actual benefits are limited in terms of whether it can support large-scale commercialized volume.
Samsung has shown high confidence in the Exynos 2600 internally, and has strengthened the chip to significantly improve both performance and energy efficiency. It is known that in the internal testing cycle, the Exynos 2600 has been able to show a more stable performance than its predecessors in multiple mission processing and AI computing scenes, and Samsung hopes to use this to reverse the shadows left by the Exynos 2500's absence from the Galaxy S25.
Samsung clearly intends to use the dual relocation of Exynos 2600 reconstruction system LSI and the crystalline foundry. On the one hand, through self-developed AP and its own advanced process, we have created a "vertical integration" demonstration effect; on the other hand, we have sent a message to potential customers such as Tesla and Preferred Networks, confirming that its 2-nanometer production plan has gradually been put on the right track. This is not only intended to regain the verbal rights of the smartphone market, but also to weaken the NTD's position in advanced processes.
However, it is generally believed in the industry that the real test is still in the second generation of 2nm process (SF2P). If Samsung cannot further improve yield and ensure maturity in the process, it will still be difficult to compete with Taiwan Electric in the advanced process market. In other words, although the mass production of Exynos 2600 is a key step, it is still quite different from the status of the Shake Dragon Head.
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