There’s a lot going on at Samsung lately. The company finally rolled out the One UI 7.0 beta today in the US, the UK, Germany, India, Korea, and Poland for the Galaxy S24 series. While the wait might finally be over, there are still some challenges ahead.
Samsung has recently disbanded its Foundry TD (Technology Development) division and reassigned its research personnel to the PA and YE teams within the Foundry Business Unit, which specializes in process design, mass production, and yield management. A report claims that Samsung could be prioritizing efforts to improve the 3nm chip yield rate with this move, or it may indicate that Samsung is putting its focus on 3nm for now and putting 2nm and below chips on hold.
Samsung refutes reports claiming it will give up on 2nm and below chips
Thankfully, the story doesn’t end here. Samsung responded to PhoneArena, which had reported citing Jukanlosreve on X. Here’s what the publication writes:
Samsung Foundry’s development division’s disbanding is part of routine business operations and not indicative of the company abandoning progress altogether. Work on 2 nm and 1.4 nm production is still underway and the mentioned yield rates for 3 nm wafers are said to be baseless rumors.
The earliest we could see 1.4nm chips could be 2027
So, for now, we are certain that Samsung isn’t giving up on 2nm and 1.4nm chips. While the leaker’s claims are partially true — Samsung’s Foundry division has indeed faced struggles — the company is still reportedly planning to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite in all Galaxy S25 variants, regardless of the markets where Exynos chips were previously used.
Although Samsung Foundry had a sluggish start to the year, it remains the world’s second-largest foundry. This gives it a competitive edge in overcoming challenges and improving fab production. If the rumors are true, Samsung plans to roll out 1.4nm chips by 2027. While 3nm and even 2nm are still impressive, it’s hard to imagine how many more decimal points we could go down to.
