New Delhi, February 17 – Samsung on Monday, unveiled its latest mobile processor, which has been christened the Exynos 7. The South Korean giant claims the processor has been built on a new 14nm FinFET manufacturing process, which is a first in the industry.
The company claims the new Exynos 7 is up to 20 per cent faster and 35 per cent more power efficient. It cites the development of the 14nm manufacturing process and the 3D FinFET structure of the transistors as the major reason for this enhancement. The company believes this prove to be better than existing 20nm application processor.
“We expect the production of our 14nm mobile application processor to positively impact the growth of the mobile industry by enabling further performance improvements for cutting-edge smartphones,” said Gabsoo Han, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, System LSI Business, Samsung Electronics.
Samsung also claims that the improvements in its processor will enhance the productivity of its devices. Recent reports in the media suggest that the Exynos 7 will be the processor that powers the Galaxy S6, which is widely expected to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Samsung’s chief rival in the semi-conductor business, Qualcomm, also has hinted at the same. Reportedly, Samsung dropped Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor for its own chip, and Qualcomm without naming the product or brand admitted to the same in its earnings report.
Qualcomm even had to rejig its earnings forecast for the next few quarters, which hints at the usage of the Exynos 7 for Samsung’s next flagship. Traditionally, Samsung always produces two versions of its flagship smartphone. An Exynos processor normally powers one model, while another is powered by a Qualcomm processor.
Models powered by Qualcomm’s silicon are normally reserved for markets with 4G connectivity. However, the Exynos 7 is expected to be the first Samsung chip that adds broad 4G LTE capabilities and also support for 64-bit applications.
Samsung has also reportedly voiced concerns regarding overheating with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor. Leaked benchmarks of the Galaxy S6 also point towards the same. The scores in the benchmarks are much higher than phones running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810.
-INDIA TODAY
