Samsung Foundry wants to produce Exynos to attract 2nm clients like Qualcomm and Nvidia. Major chip designers have no option other than TSMC for contract semiconductor production.

Digitimes report suggests that Samsung Foundry wants to produce 2nm Exynos 2600 chipset. The company has recently started Exynos 2500’s mass production for Z Flip 7, Korean media reported.

TSMC is producing 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite chips for Qualcomm. Nvidia also produces its most advanced semiconductors using TSMC’s cutting-edge process nodes.

The latest report indicates that Samsung Foundry is advancing its semiconductor capabilities. The mass production of Exynos 2600 is under consideration for next year.

Samsung Foundry has no other option but to prove its semiconductor capabilities. If the Foundry division manages to secure decent yield rates in the 2nm process, Qualcomm may ink a deal.

Exynos 2600 is a great opportunity to demonstrate the technological innovations of the Foundry division. It would attract key clients like Qualcomm, marking a strategic push for the business.

Samsung will have 2x benefit with the 2nm process technology. The Exynos 2600 would power the Galaxy S26 series – ending the reliance on Qualcomm for Snapdragon chipsets.

Qualcomm will also get the opportunity to negotiate production costs with TSMC. Samsung Foundry is comparatively cheaper than TSMC as there will be two major options for clients.

“Samsung Electronics’ foundry division is advancing its semiconductor capabilities through the mass production of the Exynos 2600 (tentative name), marking a strategic push for self-sufficiency in mobile application processors (APs).” – Digitimes.

Samsung has won a bronze medal at the 2024 Clio Sports Awards for its campaign ‘Open Always Wins’, highlighting the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. The campaign is a documentary trilogy focusing on three new Olympic sports – skateboarding, breaking (breakdancing), and surfing.

Each documentary tells the story of how these sports became part of the Olympic Games and explores their unique cultures and values. The trilogy includes three parts: Concrete Dreams (Skateboarding), Breaking Boundaries (Breaking), and The Next Wave (Surfing).

The common theme of these films is “openness,” reflecting the spirit of the 2024 Paris Games. The documentaries were created in partnership with the leading global league for each sport and can be watched on Samsung’s YouTube channel.

In addition to the bronze win for the documentary series, Samsung’s other campaigns also received awards. Samsung Electronics UK won a silver award for its ‘Samsung Flip Park’ campaign in the Digital & Mobile category. This campaign featured an interactive skateboarding experience using the Galaxy Z Flip 5.

Samsung India also earned bronze awards for its campaign featuring Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, in the Direction and Editing categories.

The ‘Clio Sports Awards’ is an international advertising festival in the sports field established in 2014 by the ‘Clio Awards’, one of the world’s top three advertising awards, and it recognizes global campaigns that have inspired creative ideas.

Choi Seung-eun, Vice President at Samsung, said:

“Through the 2024 Paris Olympics campaign, Samsung Electronics has presented an authentic story of innovation and challenge with an open mind. Samsung Electronics will continue to present various marketing activities that communicate with people around the world based on openness.” 

Samsung Galaxy A56 5G could get a massive charging speed boost. The company is working on various smartphones to be launched next year. In the latest development, the charging support of the A56 5G was allegedly revealed.

According to 3C, Samsung Galaxy A56 5G supports 45W fast charging. If the listing is true, the A56 is set to get a huge upgrade. With almost double the charging speed, users won’t have to wait much to get the battery juice refilled.

The phone allegedly supports a maximum charging of 10V at 4.5A, reaching 45W. It’s a big upgrade as the previous phones in the same segment offer 25W charging. Notably, the Galaxy S25 is rumored to come with 25W charging support.

Image: Samsung Galaxy A56 5G 3C | Via: 91mobiles

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Plus and S24 Ultra support 45W charging. This year, select non-flagship phones debuted 45W charging capacity. 45W doesn’t sound that big when Chinese vendors introduced up to 240W speeds.

Anyways, it’s a notable upgrade in Samsung’s smartphone segment. Despite the fact that 45W charging isn’t much faster than 25W, it will pave the way for even faster charging on future Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

Galaxy A56 5G Design and Leaked Specs

Samsung could ship the Galaxy A56 with a major design upgrade. The rear panel could get a vertical island to boast the camera sensors. We’ve seen the potential in Galaxy A’s design philosophy in CAD renders of the Galaxy A36 and Galaxy A26.

The phone will debut a new processor, Exynos 1580 likely, with improved performance and efficiency. The conventional 32MP front camera could also be replaced with a new solution featuring 12-megapixel resolution.

Samsung could introduce the Galaxy A56 and A36 smartphones in the first half of the next year.