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Samsung Foundry 2 nm initial yields highly promising after last year's 3 nm struggles
phonearena.com, Feb. 07, 2025 –
Samsung Foundry faced a lot of trouble throughout 2024 and at some points it seemed as if the foundry division would be closed down. The company's perseverance is now bearing fruit it seems, as a new report reveals that 2 nm yields at Samsung Foundry have surpassed all expectations.
Samsung only recently stabilized its 3 nm manufacturing process after months of running into dead ends. The upcoming Exynos 2500, expected to debut in the Z series foldables, will be made using Samsung's 3 nm process. Which means that yield rates have now reached a profitable level.
The 2 nm process, which has only just begun, has secured a very impressive 30 percent yield rate in its initial test runs. This yield rate is only expected to get better from here on out, making the possibility of a 2 nm Exynos 2600 chipset a very real possibility. The company reportedly plans to begin mass production of the 2 nm Exynos 2600 in the second half of this year...