Samsung begins crafting faster, more efficient 10nm mobile chips

Samsung, although down from the recent Samsung Galaxy Note 7 debacle, is not quite out. The company has announced that it will start mass production of its latest (and tiniest) mobile processing chips.

Using a 10nm (nanometer) FinFET process, these chips will be the “first in the industry” to use this process.

“The industry’s first mass production of 10nm FinFET technology demonstrates our leadership in advanced process technology,” explains executive VP of Samsung’s Foundry Business, Jong Shik Yoon.

“We will continue our efforts to innovate scaling technologies and provide differentiated total solutions to our customers.”

10nm technology will allow for smaller, faster and more efficient mobile devices in 2017

According to Samsung, 10nm will see a marked improvement over the current 14nm technology. The company claims a 30% increase in “area efficiency”, a 27% boost in performance and 40% lower power usage. The smaller size of the chips also allows smartphone makers to cram more into devices, be it larger batteries, or allow for better overall device cooling.

Earlier this month, rumours suggested that Samsung was to manufacture Qualcomm’s latest line of mobile system-on-chips. The Snapdragon 830 series will likely be one of the chips using the 10nm process, and could find its way into the likes of the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G7 and Xiaomi Mi 6, to name but a few.

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This wouldn’t be the first time that Samsung and Qualcomm has joined forces either.

While 10nm is pretty damn small, the likes of IBM has already outdone its Korean counterpart, albeit on a much smaller scale.

The company notes that more smartphones and tablets boasting the technology will be seen in the market in 2017.