Qualcomm’s future Snapdragon 5G mobile chipsets to use Samsung’s 7nm LPP EUV process technology

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC that will power this year's flagship smartphones is manufactured on second generation 10LPP process from Samsung. Today Samsung and Qualcomm has expanded its foundry partnership for on EUV process technology. With this partnership, Qualcomm has announced that future Snapdragon 5G mobile chipsets will use Samsung's 7nm LPP EUV process technology. Last week Qualcomm introduced  Snapdragon X24 LTE modem, which is its first chip built on a 7-nanometer FinFET process technology. But the 7LPP EUV process technology will offer a smaller chip footprint, giving OEMs more usable space inside upcoming products to support larger batteries or slimmer designs. Process improvements, combined with a more advanced chip design, are expected to bring significant improvements in battery life. Samsung back in September announced that is working on 7LPP (Low Power Plus) with EUV (extreme ultra violet) lithography technology for smartphones that is targeted for initial production in the second half of 2018. Compared with its 10nm FinFET predecessors, Samsung’s 7LPP EUV technology promises up to a 40% increase in area efficiency with 10% higher performance or up to 35% lower power consumption. According to a report from Korea, Samsung is expected to open new 7nm  foundry plant equipped with cutting-edge process technologies in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province this Friday. It is said to ...