Delays threw a wrench in Samsung’s plans for the Exynos 2500, however its successor is growing on schedule – it’s turning into more and more extra probably that Samsung will use the Exynos 2600 for the Galaxy S26 collection.
The newest report comes from the dependable @Jukanlosreve, who writes “The Exynos 2600 is unquestionably again and it will likely be used within the S26. However the chip quantity is so restricted that it’ll probably be much like the Exynos 990 state of affairs.”
The Exynos 2600 shall be fabbed on Samsung SF2, a 2nm Gate All Round (GAA) node. Here’s a timeline of Samsung’s nodes from TrendForce:
A roadmap of Samsung’s semiconductor nodes
SF2 makes use of third-generation GAA tech and guarantees 12% greater efficiency, 25% higher energy effectivity and a 5% discount in chip space in comparison with SF3 (the 3nm node which can probably be used for the Exynos 2500).
We’re unsure what @Jukanlosreve means by the “Exynos 990 state of affairs”. That chip was used within the Galaxy S20 and Observe 20 collection bought in most areas, aside from the US, Canada and China. That was extra of a “Qualcomm has patents and costly legal professionals” state of affairs than considered one of restricted provide. And the yield from the SF2 node is seemingly fairly good (TrendForce reported a “higher-than-expected preliminary yield of over 30%”).
Anyway, Exynos 2600 ought to go into mass manufacturing within the remaining quarter of this 12 months to fulfill the demand for the Galaxy S26 collection manufacturing – the brand new flagships will almost definitely debut on the finish of January or early February.
