Most Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chips to be manufactured by TSMC

02 January 2023
Qualcomm is expected to prioritize the Taiwanese partner due to its incredible yield rate.

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joe nodden, 04 Mar 2023It's comical how inferior Samsung is to TSMC at making... moreBecause manufacturing good chips is absolutely and incredibly hard. Nano-structure engineering and architecture is no joke.

    I can't wait to see console-level gaming on mobile like the iPhone 17 Pro Max is getting: Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resident Evil etc.

    I don't know why they are messing about with clusters. Maybe they tried to add more lower-clocked clusters for efficiency but realised that most people needed more, so they started adding more higher-clocked clusters.

    One thing is for sure, the single most powerful CPU eats power like anything. I remember suffering random overheating when using my phone even for simple games, then I rooted my phone, flashed a custom ROM and kernel and locked the big core to the lowest frequency.

    Lo and behold, I never had overheating issues again. I also never noticed any issues with performance.

      Anonymous, 02 Jan 20238gen2 and sd870 are non heat issue soc870 heats like 865

        Vikass17, 03 Jan 2023TSMC is having 80 % yield, Samsung is 20%, Who is 60-70%?TSMC is 75-80% yield
        Samsung was 20%, but they partnered with an American company (Silicon Frontline) and now they are 60-70%

          It's comical how inferior Samsung is to TSMC at making chips. Why is it that TSMC only has 1 lousy competitor?

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            • Anonymous
            • KI{
            • 12 Feb 2023

            Sanpdragon the world king procersser i have uesd sanpdragon 855 and my dream smart phone is sharp aqous r6 love r6

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              • Sin
              • mVA
              • 27 Jan 2023

              Snapdragon 8 gen 3 hopefully will being performance and power efficiency improvements

              The tsmc versions are going too be better than the ones made by Samsung

              I hope it's made more clear who manufacturs witch processor is made by tsmc or Samsung

              Possibly make 2 versions with different names and prices would be ideal

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                • Sin
                • mVA
                • 27 Jan 2023

                I just want lower pricing
                I hope they extend the production life of flagship processors as well as highly power efficient mid range processors

                The reason this is so good is because by using per set up production and manufacturing equipment it's become cheaper too make the same chipset overtime but lowers production costs

                The Snapdragon 8 gen 2 will be a good processor for a long time

                I think the Snapdragon 870 that is basically a overlooked old flagship 865 was one of the best processor made because of reduced pricing reasons

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 6cA
                  • 27 Jan 2023

                  i dont want any qualscamsung again, make up ur mid qualcom!


                  .. or else i m moving to apple

                    Are they trying to cheat customers by mixing useless Samsung chips with TSMC chips. There must be a way to distinguish both or else it is cheating. Mobile manufacturers will also send TSMC chip phone to YouTube reviewers and gullible customers will get junk Samsung chip phones

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                      • Anonymous
                      • IWP
                      • 03 Jan 2023

                      Anonymous, 03 Jan 2023Tech experts here love Chinese brands offering higher specs... moreSamsung is not Chinese company

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                        • Anonymous
                        • t1Z
                        • 03 Jan 2023

                        I bet the non important markets will get Samsung variant as per usual.

                          Penk2856, 02 Jan 2023For some years now, that's been happening with iPhone.... moreThis doesn’t seem as prevalent as it was years ago with Samsung doing a huge majority of the orders now.

                          Anyway, it will be a pity if people find themselves getting a S8 Gen 3 made by Samsung, hopefully there is a way to tell them apart.

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                            • 03 Jan 2023

                            Vikass17, 03 Jan 2023TSMC is having 80 % yield, Samsung is 20%, Who is 60-70%?Samsung.

                              Anonymous, 02 Jan 2023Get your facts straight before talking. Apple paid big buck... moreExplains how the competing snapdragon 8+ gen 1 is made by TSMC.

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                                • g3g
                                • 03 Jan 2023

                                Good! We won't see heating issues.

                                  Will 3nm really gives greater benefits for its high price tag later on?

                                  Yes its bleeding edge but if it cost too much with minor benefits, then better focus for now in 4nm and optimize it or lower the price. Pushing 3nm will only ramp up phone price.

                                  But on the otherhand, Im into it as well for continuous progress of mobile chipset especially the battery effenciency it could offer - as battery tech seems progressing very slow and this the only way to have more battery life for now.

                                  Buuut, cant restructure of chipset or different die process on 4nm instead can also achieve this?

                                    TSMC is having 80 % yield,
                                    Samsung is 20%,
                                    Who is 60-70%?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 61u
                                      • 03 Jan 2023

                                      Anonymous, 02 Jan 2023“Originally, Samsung experienced a horrendous yield rate of... moreTech experts here love Chinese brands offering higher specs with lower overall quality control. They are clueless

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • k0s
                                        • 02 Jan 2023

                                        “Originally, Samsung experienced a horrendous yield rate of about 20% before partnering with US company Silicon Frontline Technology.”

                                        But, I was told by the “tech expert” commenters in this site that Samsung makes everything in house and US companies can’t do anything.

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