Focusing on System Chips
Samsung Electronics unveiled several system semiconductors used in the Galaxy Note 4. The company is planning to strengthen the brand image of Exynos by showcasing a single-chip solution soon.
According to industry sources on Nov. 16, Samsung revealed the application processors (APs), modem chips, NFC chips, power management integrated circuits (PMICs), and display driver ICs used in the Galaxy Note 4 on its homepage.
In the LTE era, the Korean tech giant has encountered difficulties in the development of integrated APs, as shown by the phenomenon that mobile devices can easily overheat while doing high-speed data processing. Qualcomm, on the other hand, has sharpened its competitiveness with the release of a single-chip AP and cellular modem integrated solution, and also with the supply of peripheral chips like PMICs.
Against this backdrop, the fact that Samsung made public the details of its mobile AP solution can be interpreted to mean that it is willing to stop Qualcomm's dominance in the market and to revive the system semiconductor business. Its first 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7 processor featured in the Galaxy Note 4 was unveiled first. The chip can process data 57 percent faster than the existing Exynos 5 AP. And, thanks to its 20nm process, the Exynos 7 processor consumes less power.
The company is planning to give its Exynos brand image to not only its APs but also other mobile system semiconductors.