Get rid of Qualcomm / ARM bondage | Samsung follows Apple self-study GPU

This year's conference in Apple, in addition to release a major breakthrough in the iPhone X, there is a bright spot is their research A11 chip, the chip for the first time integrates Apple self-developed GPU.After Apple, Samsung also joined the self-study GPU Samsung hires information that they are looking for outstanding software and hardware talent.At the same time Samsung revealed that their GPU team in Austin and San Jose is developing a custom GPU that will be deployed in Samsung's mobile products.

It is not difficult to see from the above, Samsung future chips are expected to integrate self-research GPU and applied in their own cell phones, which for suppliers, another less an iron rice bowl.

We know that Samsung currently purchases mainly ARM Mali, and Samsung's current flagship Exynos 8895 GPU is the 20-core Mali-G71.

For Samsung, self-developed GPUs, like Apple, can make their core supply chain more manageable, not only to reduce costs but, more importantly, to get out of control and increase their voice in the industry.