Overview
- CEO Cristiano Amon said at CES 2026 that Qualcomm has opened discussions with Samsung Electronics for contract manufacturing on a 2-nanometre process.
- Amon said design work for a high-end 2nm chip is complete with commercialization targeted in the near future.
- No manufacturing agreement has been announced, and Samsung said it does not comment on specific customers.
- Amon’s remarks were first reported by Korea Economic Daily and subsequently relayed by Reuters and SamMobile.
- Samsung’s foundry business is positioning for larger external orders, with leadership citing momentum after a $16.5 billion Tesla deal.