Android

TSMC Price Hikes Push Qualcomm, MediaTek Towards Samsung Foundry

Qualcomm and MediaTek are reportedly considering shifting their production lines to Samsung. This comes after TSMC had earlier decided to increase its 2nm wafer price by as much as 50%. Samsung’s ...
Android

Qualcomm and MediaTek Unlikely to Use Samsung Foundry for 2nm Chips—At Least for Now

Despite Samsung’s efforts to attract major clients, Qualcomm and MediaTek are expected to continue using TSMC for their upcoming 2nm chips. Reports suggest the issue isn’t about quality but timing, as ...
Fudzilla

TSMC hikes wafer prices and kills cheap transistors

TSMC hikes wafer prices and kills cheap transistors Age of bargain silicon ends The days of cheap transistors are over as TSMC jacks up prices on its most advanced wafers and signals the end of ...
Gizmochina

Qualcomm is testing Samsung-made 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

The race to 2nm chips is heating up, and Samsung seems ready to take another swing at TSMC’s dominance. According to a new report from South Korea’s New Daily, Samsung Foundry has shipped test samples ...
Digi Times

MediaTek and Qualcomm face 2nm, memory cost pressures driving flagship SoC price hikes

Leading smartphone chip designers Qualcomm and MediaTek are reportedly set to increase prices for their 2026 flagship mobile SoCs due to dual pressures from advanced wafer foundry processes and ...