Report: Samsung received Snapdragon 875 chips orders from Qualcomm

Samsung Electronics has won the contract to build Qualcomm Technologies for 5G smartphones, the latest series of high-quality deals for the chipmaker firm. The company has won a 1 trillion dollars for the development of mobile application processors for the next generation 5G high-end smartphone for Qualcomm.

The Snapdragon 875, which will be released in December, is expected to be used in smartphones from Samsung, Xiaomi, and OPPO. Samsung has released the production line of the Snapdragon 875 using EU devices in South Korea.

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The deal, which is expected to win a 1 trillion ($ 844 million) on September 13, is the first time that Samsung has won an order to build Qualcomm’s all-new chips. Currently, the Korean company is building several 5G chipsets for Qualcomm with its 8-nanometer process.

According to the semiconductor industry, Samsung builds 5G chipsets called Snapdragon 875 using its cutting edge 5-nanometer technology.

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Qualcomm’s X60 5G modem offers dual 5G connectivity (SA, NSA) as it supports sub-6 GHz and MM wavebands. It provides better connection speeds. The deals are important in defeating Samsung’s market leader Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturer (TSMC) to win the order.

Samsung and TSMC are the only chip manufacturers that can mass-produce chips using 5NM technology. The company business is expected to produce $12.77 billion ($ 15.15 trillion in revenue) in 2019, with a global market share of at least 20% in the first quarter of next year.