Samsung has reportedly begun the development of the 2nm Exynos 2600 application processor for the Galaxy S26 series.
It feels as though we just started the 3nm chip era and already foundries like TSMC and Samsung Foundry are ready to start mass-producing flagship smartphone application processors (APs) at the 2nm node during the second half of next year. The first-gen 2nm process node known inside Samsung Foundry as SF2 will be used to produce Samsung’s Exynos 2600 AP.
Apple COO Jeff Williams reportedly met recently with TSMC President and Co-Chief Executive Officer C.C. Wei to discuss reserving 2nm production for its 2025 A-series, M-series, and AI chips. Samsung is hoping to match Apple and according to ET News (via SamMobile), it has begun development of a chip codenamed “Thetis” which will be mass-produced by Samsung Foundry using its 2nm process node starting next year.
