According to the new reports, Samsung is in development of new 14nm Exynos series processor that could power the Korean electronics giant’s upcoming Galaxy S6 flagship smartphone.
Samsung is ready to put into a motion the development of a new mobile chip that is destined to be featured in the company’s own smartphones along with those of the Apple iPhone. The design of the chip is expected to be thinner than previous models, which is great since it would likely be the cause for more battery life and slimmer smartphones going forward.
According to the report, the South Korean giant is working on a 14-nanometer design, which is thinner than what the competitor, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, is capable of right now. For those who unaware, TSMC design chips for the likes of Qualcomm and much of the industry.
The company’s thinnest chip design at the moment is 20-namometer, which means it will have to play catch-up to Samsung unless there’s a 14-nanometer or smaller design already in development.
It should be noted that a thinner chip design not only allows for less battery consumption in mobile devices, but faster speed as well. Furthermore, if Samsung is able to produce these chips at similar quantities to its current design, then chances are it would be less expensive, and that may or may not boil down to cheaper smartphones.
The first set of smartphones to use the new 14-nanometer design could be the company’s latest Galaxy S line. Samsung is aiming to make big announcements at its March 1 event in Barcelona. These latest devices are expected to come in the form of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, and probably a few mid-range and low-end models to boot.
According to Samsung, the new chip will be an eight-core Exynos 7 Octa chip, one that we can’t wait to see come to life. The benchmarks should be interesting since it would be the first commercial 14-nanometer design though we doubt it will significantly faster when compared to the 20-nanometer designs.
