Samsung to invest $7B in 10nm and 7nm process production lines

15 March 2017
The company will extend its production lines and will build new facilities in 2018.

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Anonymous, 15 Mar 20172 cores with 2 clusters and high Die size would actually be... moreI'll be honest, I always value single threaded performance more, because that's how in reality apps/programs are coded, for now.
But I do believe developers need a push towards multi-threading indeed, it's getting way easier to add cores than making the cores faster.
Think of Rizen, it has about the same single thread performance per clock than Intel processors, and it took a LONG while to develop, without downright cloning the Core microarchitecture basis. Intel in other hand has stalled the single thread performance per clock since Sandy Bridge at least.

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    Fusion, 15 Mar 2017Nothing..Android will still be a junk OS..Still better than living in a cage

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      Shadow Snypa786, 15 Mar 2017Thanks I rather defend a company that others need like Sams... moreThink of there was no Samsung or Android, we would've using 1gb RAM and 1.2ghz dual cores in our phones for the she amount of money as we're paying now

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        Anonymous, 15 Mar 20172 cores with 2 clusters and high Die size would actually be... moreLike 820. Yeah

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          4/6(2+4)8/10(2+4×2) or 20(4+8×2)cores! 1nm! Main problem is left like a rock: android

            Thanks I rather defend a company that others need like Samsung and a company that pushes tech.

            Its better than defending a company like Apple who just sue everyone every time and keep tech back insteading of moving it forward.

            So thanks :D

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              • 15 Mar 2017

              AnonD-92238, 15 Mar 2017More cores = more heat. Octa-dual cluster is enough.2 cores with 2 clusters and high Die size would actually be enough. People, stop relying on cores, please.

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                Fusion, 15 Mar 2017Nothing..Android will still be a junk OS..Exactly

                Android will still be laggy and slow
                iOS will still be restricted

                I'm not a fan of anything

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                  • 15 Mar 2017

                  that is great. I really want 7nm.

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                    i am waiting for 1 nm processor

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                      AnonD-558092, 15 Mar 2017Can't wait to see what 7nm chips in our devices can unleash...Nothing..Android will still be a junk OS..

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                        Shadow Snypa786, 15 Mar 2017They make more profit for doing less work and having less f... moreYou're also a try hard defender for nanny Sammy but that's life, you have to deal with companies that prioritizes more on profit cause that's what you called "business".
                        And btw you hate Apple so much :)
                        I can see why you're such an

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                          Akinaro, 15 Mar 2017""Samsung would be nothing but household appliances"" Oh m... moreburn

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                            AnonD-507364, 15 Mar 2017Samsung is the biggest scum of all in the tech industry. D... moreSamsung helped on creating the snapdragon. did any of the other brands help?NO so Samsung has all the rights in the world to buy them all. pls do research 1st before you comment something. thanks

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                              AnonD-621510, 15 Mar 2017Dont expect much. Just more battery efficient as usual. No ... more"very very efficient battery" is what we need.

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                                AceShot, 15 Mar 2017Yea, i would imagine 3Ghz 10cores for low end devices with ... moreMore cores = more heat. Octa-dual cluster is enough.

                                  AnonD-456831, 15 Mar 2017Funny: Without Apple's introduction of the iPhone 10 years ... more""Samsung would be nothing but household appliances""
                                  Oh men... I can just guess that you where born really recently, or you have no idea how market looked back then...
                                  I would recommend reading a bit about that, I just give you a tip, that beside capacitive screen... first iphone was really, really bad, and Im just assuming that you never had it in your hand, because it had less features that features phone from lower shelf... also iPhone was not Apple "First phone" it was Motorola E1 :D just some history lesson for you.
                                  As for Samsung back then... it was one of biggest company that make phones. And beside new opponent that take place of Nokia... nothing change actually. its still one of biggest companies that not only create devices, but support other companies, including Apple, by selling them components...

                                  ""since they copied patented techs from apple since the first galaxy S""

                                  Eeee... again, I thing you didnt read your books, because you really dont know what about that legal war was...
                                  Not to mention that Apple actually didnt made any of those patent... they just bought them... so yeah, much innovations...


                                  Also we dont use term "fanboy" anymore, unless you are kid that need to feel better. As a matter of fact, I dont use Samsung devices like you, Im not even fan of Samsung... I just like providing facts about it :D

                                  PS. Siemens FTW! xD

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                                    Qualcomm recently bought NXP which makes the equipment that makes chips.

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                                      Akinaro, 15 Mar 2017Funny: Apple make their huge campus, where hipsters can ta... moreFunny: Without Apple's introduction of the iPhone 10 years ago, Samsung would be nothing but household appliances. Or any Chinese copycats these days. Hence the non-stop legal battles against samsung ever since they copied patented techs from apple since the first galaxy S.
                                      Even funnier: Samsung S7 edge user here.
                                      Funniest: Get your facts straight and don't be a fanboy.

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                                        • 15 Mar 2017

                                        This rumor of 7nm was already written months ago. That's why better to wait on the Galaxy S9 and Note9. This year is more of Samsung's tick year. I can imagine Samsung increases the battery pack again for next year like they did last year. Can't wait when the PlayStation 5 runs on 7nm. I would love newer handhelds like a Vita 2 and new Switch run on it too. 3 hrs SOT battery life is pathetic.