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Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Galaxy S26 5G likely to use Snapdragon chip, but with Samsung twist
Samsung's flagship models stay in the limelight for the processor debate. Every year, the company struggles to make a choice between the in-house Exynos chip and Snapdragon's latest flagship generation chip. However, this year, Samsung may finally come to a cost-effective deal for the Galaxy S26 5G series, and it is anticipated to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. While it may give relief to many, Samsung is reported to bring its own twist to the processor. Samsung Galaxy S26 5G series is likely to stick with the Snapdragon processor, but it could make a cost-cutting move, affecting performance.(Ijaj Khan/ HT Tech) Apparently, the new generation S series models will likely be powered by a 'Samsung-made' Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 processor. This new processor is expected to be cost-effective in comparison to the TSMC-made processors. Now, both TSMC and Samsung are likely to collaborate to custom-make the processor for the upcoming Galaxy S26 5G series models Also read: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7 FE, and Watch 8: Here's everything announced at Galaxy Unpacked July event Samsung Galaxy S26 5G series: What to expect Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 will make its debut soon with an upgraded performance architecture. Several flagship smartphones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, and others. Samsung is also expected to integrate the flagship chipset for the Galaxy S26 series. However, it may have found a more cost-effective way to retain the Snapdragon processor. According to a tipster who goes by the name Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the Galaxy S26 will likely use a 'Samsung-made' Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chip, which has the model number SM8850s. This new processor is said to be cheaper than the TSMC-made processor. Also read: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE may not be as powerful as we expected it to be, this may be the reason If true, this may come as good news for buyers as Samsung will be able to maintain the pricing of the Galaxy S26 models. Although the performance could come as a concern, since Samsung's fabrication process struggles to match the TSMC process. Therefore, we can anticipate that the Samsung-made chip may not be as powerful as the TSMC-made Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. Now, we will have to wait until the Galaxy S26 launch, which will likely take place in January 2026. As of now, several rumours surrounding the Galaxy S26 Ultra have been circulating with an upgraded camera setup, slimmer build, Galaxy S26 Ultra, and more. A recent leak also suggests that the Ultra model could finally support more than 45W charging. Therefore, we can expect several upgrades coming next year.
CNBC
16-06-2025
- Business
- CNBC
Taiwan blacklists China's Huawei and SMIC, further aligning with U.S. trade policy
Taiwan has added China's Huawei and SMIC to its trade blacklist in a move that further aligns it with U.S. trade policy and comes amid growing tensions with Beijing. The International Trade Administration of Taiwan added Huawei and SMIC to its "Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List," including a host of their subsidiaries. Taiwan's current regulations require licenses from regulators before domestic firms can ship products to parties named on the entity list. Huawei and SMIC, two of China's leading semiconductor companies, are also on a trade blacklist in the United States and have been impacted by Washington's sweeping controls on advanced chips. Companies such as contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co already follow U.S. export restrictions. However, the addition of Huawei and SMIC to the Taiwan blacklist is likely aimed at the reinforcement of this policy and a tightening of existing loopholes, Ray Wang, an independent semiconductor and tech analyst, told CNBC. He added that the new domestic export controls could also raise the punishment for any potential breaches in the future. TSMC had been embroiled in controversy in October last year when semiconductor research firm TechInsights found a TSMC-made chip in a Huawei AI training card. Following the discovery, the U.S. Commerce Department ordered TSMC to halt Chinese clients' access to chips used for AI services, according to a report from Reuters. TSMC could also reportedly face a $1 billion as penalty to settle a U.S. investigation into the matter. Huawei has been working to create viable alternatives to Nvidia's general processing units used for AI. However, experts say the company's advancement has been limited by export controls and a lack of scale and advancement in the domestic chip ecosystem. Still, Huawei had been able to acquire several million GPU dies from TSMC for its Ascend chip design by using previous loopholes before they were discovered, according to Paul Triolo, partner and senior vice president for China at advisory firm DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group. A die refers to a small piece of silicon material that serves as the foundation for building processors and contains the intricate circuitry and components necessary to perform computations. The Taiwanese government's crackdown on exports to SMIC and Huawei also comes amid tense geopolitical tensions with Mainland China, which regards the democratically governed island as its own territory to be reunited by force, if necessary. In April, the U.S. reaffirmed its commitment to support the existing status quo as China conducted large-scale military exercises off the coast of the island. In statements reported by state media on Sunday, China's top political adviser Wang Huning echoed Beijing's position, calling for the promotion of national reunification with Taiwan and for resolute opposition to Taiwan independence.
Business Times
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business Times
US considers more Chinese companies for ‘entity list', source says
[WASHINGTON] The US Commerce Department is considering placing more Chinese companies, including ChangXin Memory (CXMT), on its restricted export list, a person familiar with the matter said. The Bureau of Industry and Security is also looking at adding subsidiaries of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Yangtze Memory Technologies to the 'Entity List', the person said. Timing of the move has been complicated by a recent trade deal between the US and China, according to the Financial Times, which first reported the news. Companies on the list cannot receive goods or technology exports without a license, which is generally denied. Companies are added for activities viewed as contrary to US national security or foreign policy interests. The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese entities to the list in January, including Zhipu AI, a developer of large language models, and Sophgo, a company whose TSMC-made chip was illegally incorporated into a Huawei artificial intelligence processor. The Commerce Department at that time also strengthened controls on the flow of chips to China to better prevent diversion to Huawei. REUTERS
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US considers more Chinese companies for 'entity list,' source says
By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department is considering placing more Chinese companies, including ChangXin Memory (CXMT), on its restricted export list, a person familiar with the matter said. The Bureau of Industry and Security is also looking at adding subsidiaries of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. to the "Entity List", the person said. Timing of move has been complicated by a recent trade deal between the U.S. and China, according to the Financial Times, which first reported the news. Companies on the list cannot receive goods or technology exports without a license, which is generally denied. Companies are added for activities viewed as contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese entities to the list in January, including Zhipu AI, a developer of large language models, and Sophgo, a company whose TSMC-made chip was illegally incorporated into a Huawei artificial intelligence processor. The Commerce Department at that time also strengthened controls on the flow of chips to China to better prevent diversion to Huawei. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
South China Morning Post
09-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
TSMC could face US$1 billion fine over chip found in Huawei AI processor, sources say
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) could face a penalty of US$1 billion or more to settle a US export control investigation over a chip it made that ended up inside a Huawei Technologies artificial intelligence (AI) processor, according to two people familiar with the matter. Advertisement The US Department of Commerce had been investigating the world's biggest contract chipmaker's work for China-based Sophgo , the sources said. The design company's TSMC-made chip matched one found in Huawei's high-end Ascend 910B AI processor , according to the people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly about the matter. Huawei – a company at the centre of China's AI chip ambitions that has been accused of sanctions busting and trade secret theft – is on a US trade list that restricts it from receiving goods made with US technology. TSMC made nearly 3 million chips in recent years that matched the design ordered by Sophgo and likely ended up with Huawei, according to Lennart Heim, a researcher at RAND's Technology and Security and Policy Centre in Arlington, Virginia, who is tracking Chinese developments in AI. A billboard advertisement for a Huawei smartphone in Chongqing, China. The US$1 billion-plus potential penalty came from export control regulations allowing for a fine of up to twice the value of transactions that violated the rules, the sources said. Because TSMC's chipmaking equipment includes US technology, the company's Taiwan factories are within reach of US export controls that prevent it from making chips for Huawei, or producing certain advanced chips for any customer in China without a US licence.
