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Samsung announced the Exynos 2600, the world's first 2nm smartphone chip, featuring a new CPU architecture, enhanced AI capabilities, improved GPU performance, and advanced camera support, promising better sustained performance and heat management, likely for upcoming Galaxy S26 devices.
Samsung is developing a 2nm chipset, codenamed 'Thetis,' for its Exynos 2600, expected to be used in the Galaxy S26 series launching in January 2026. This chipset will feature an in-house developed GPU and will be mass-produced starting in 2025. However, Apple is set to release its iPhone 17 with a 2nm chipset by TSMC in September 2025, making it the first to market with this technology.
Samsung has reportedly started developing its 2nm chip technology, codenamed 'Thetis,' with plans to use it in future Exynos releases. This follows the anticipated mass production of its 3nm GAA Exynos 2500 chipset later this year. Despite challenges with yield rates, Samsung aims to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm and enhance its foundry business, potentially surpassing TSMC's 2nm process.
Despite facing challenges such as an earthquake in Taiwan and high startup costs for a 2nm plant in Arizona, Apple chipmaker TSMC remains on track to produce the 2nm chip for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max in 2025. The earthquake resulted in the loss of a few hundred thousand chips, but insurance will cover the damages, and TSMC is making progress towards its production schedule. The company is also building a 2nm plant in Arizona, with plans for additional advanced plants in Germany and Japan, and trial production is set to begin in the second half of 2024.