The report pointed out that TSMC grabbed Qualcomm orders, indicating that TSMC in 2018 to enhance the chip computing power of the race, is expected to be higher than the Samsung Electronics advantage.
Nikkei quotes sources as saying Qualcomm hopes TSMC will launch a modem chip in the first half of 2018 and TSMC will produce Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon processor by the end of next year, the Snapdragon 855.
As a result, TSMC is equal to both Qualcomm and Apple's microprocessor production orders.Apple designed iPhone chips, and then commissioned by TSMC foundries, Qualcomm microprocessors are generally used in Android smartphones.
Two insiders told Nikkei news that a modem chip and a new Snapdragon processor Qualcomm TSMC next year will use the latest 7nm, TSMC next year for the new iPhone foundry microprocessors will also use 7nm process.
Not only Qualcomm, Apple, set micro-mesh news, HiSilicon 7nm has been progressing well, I believe TSMC will catch up with the wave of the first wave of application, and even bit mainland China may also be the first wave of TSMC 7nm users.
Qualcomm's current main Snapdragon 835 and 845 processors are manufactured by Samsung Electronics using a 10nm process, while 835 is used by smart phone makers Samsung Electronics, Oppo, Sony and Xiaomi, while Xiaomi was the first to adopt the 845 brand.
The industry is expected, TSMC 7nm next year into mass production, the progress will be ahead of Samsung, a launch immediately Chonggao share sealed Samsung, with the Apple A12 processor, Apple, non-Apple two camps TSMC.
Insiders pointed out that a new generation of Qualcomm processors TSMC 7nm production possibilities, mainly due to Samsung 10nm production Snapdragon processor performance is not as good as Qualcomm was originally expected, coupled with Samsung advanced progress in 7nm behind, and the yield problem has been unable to overcome, To meet customer needs, therefore, to 7nm process many customers switch to TSMC, TSMC said in the 7nm battle is a big victory, finished seal competitors.