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Samsung's Exynos 2600 SoC Production Surges Ahead

10/1/2025

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Samsung has begun mass production of the Exynos 2600, its first 2nm GAA SoC, with fab-out by late Oct/Nov.
Yields rose to about 50% from 30% in trials, but remain below the ideal range for external sales.
Powering the Galaxy S26 series, Europe/South Korea use Exynos; the U.S./China use Snapdragon, with ~12% performance and ~25% efficiency gains vs the 3nm.

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Story summary

Samsung has begun mass production of the Exynos 2600, its first 2nm GAA SoC, with fab-out by late Oct/Nov.
Yields rose to about 50% from 30% in trials, but remain below the ideal range for external sales.
Powering the Galaxy S26 series, Europe/South Korea use Exynos; the U.S./China use Snapdragon, with ~12% performance and ~25% efficiency gains vs the 3nm.