Hopes a few nanometres will save its bacon

Samsung Electronics has finally bragged about real two-nanometer mass production results, rather than mumbling vague promises.

Weak Exynos yields and contract penalties keep Snapdragon in charge

Samsung’s next Galaxy flagships are shaping up to be a pricey headache as the dark satanic rumour mill claims the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 will power about 75 per cent of Galaxy S26 models worldwide.

Samsung’s Exynos refuses to learn the lesson

It takes a certain flair to kick off an industry trend, and MediaTek managed it when it lobbed efficiency cores out the window with its Dimensity 9300 in November 2023.

Last-minute shakeups won’t derail the launch

Despite chatter about delays due to internal reshuffles, Samsung is pushing ahead with its Galaxy S26 series.

Qualcomm expects 75 per cent chip share despite Exynos revival

Samsung might be dusting off its Exynos project for the Galaxy S26 series, but even the Koreans seem to know where the real firepower lies.

Mobile chip giant posts gains, sees AI as golden goose

Chipmaker Qualcomm managed to please the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street despite coughing up a net loss of $3.12 billion, thanks to an income tax sting that took a chunk out of what would have been a solid quarter.

A "new age" of AI-driven manufacturing

Samsung has decided to throw everything it has at artificial intelligence, joining forces with Nvidia to build an AI megafactory packed with more than 50,000 of the graphics firm’s GPUs.

Smartphone makers face rising costs as wafer supply shifts to AI chips

Prices for LPDDR5X, the low-power DRAM used in premium phones, are about to skyrocket.

Korean giant profits surge

Samsung is charging ahead into 2026 with plans to begin mass production of next-generation memory and chip technologies, including its long-awaited 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process.

2nm Exynos could give the Galaxy S26 a head start

Samsung’s next top-tier mobile processor, the Exynos 2600, is tipped to be built on the company’s own 2nm fabrication process, putting it ahead of Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which is being produced on TSMC’s 3nm node.