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Samsung set to make 10nm Qualcomm SD 830

by on05 October 2016


High end Snapdragons

Samsung Electronics has been signed on to be the sole contract manufacturer for Qualcomm 's next high-end Snapdragon chips.

According to the South Korean Electronic Times,  Samsung will make Qualcomm's Snapdragon 830 mobile processors using 10-nanometer production technology, adding that the South Korean firm agreed to use the processors in half of its next update of the Galaxy S smartphone that will launch in 2017.

This is continuing the story of Qualcomm's love affair with Samsung.  The company announed in January that Samsung was the sole manufacturer of the predecessor Snapdragon 820 chips - a deal that some analysts said at the time was worth more than $1 billion.

Samsung and Qualcom did not immediately comment on the report, so at the moment it is just a well sourced rumor.  But it does make sense.

Last modified on 05 October 2016
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