Posted on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 21:20 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
X-bit Labs
reports Qualcomm has contracted Samsung and UMC to make 28nm Snapdragon S4 SoCs:
Qualcomm, the world's largest supplier of processors for mobile devices, has signed supply contracts with Samsung Semiconductors and United Microelectronics Corp. to manufacture Snapdragon S4 system-on-chip devices and application processors as well as baseband chips using 28nm process technology, according to a media report.
Earlier this year Qualcomm announced plans to outsource manufacturing of chips originally produced at 28nm node at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to other foundries after TSMC failed to fulfill Qualcomm's demand for the latest Snapdragon S4 family of products. According to China Economic News Service, Qualcomm decided to contract both Samsung Semiconductor and United Microelectronics Corp.
