Qualcomm and AMD want to reduce dependence on TSMC and transfer part of orders to Samsung

Leading developer of mobile chipsets Qualcomm and AMD intend to transfer part of the orders for the production of chips to Samsung Electronics next year. This decision stems from the desire to diversify the supply chain and reduce dependence on the Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC. According to the Economic Daily, Qualcomm and AMD executives are unhappy with TSMC’s “special treatment of Apple,” which is the company’s largest customer.

Following the announcement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform, Qualcomm has confirmed that Samsung is fully manufacturing the new chipset. The flagship SoC Snapdragon 888 also uses Samsung’s manufacturing process, but there was news in the media that the American chipmaker was not satisfied with the poor performance of Samsung Electronics’ 4nm process technology. Nevertheless, Qualcomm, apparently, is not going to give even part of orders for Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to TSMC.

The industry is changing, and now no leading brand wants to be dependent on another company. Huawei is a prime example of this. Today, the Chinese company is facing a dilemma as it depends heavily on American technology. The rest of the industry players saw this as too big risks for themselves. Almost all major smartphone manufacturers have started making their own processors, and this has already become a kind of trend.

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