Overview
- At CES 2026, CEO Cristiano Amon said Qualcomm is discussing 2nm Snapdragon manufacturing with Samsung Foundry and confirmed the designs are finished.
- No contract has been announced, so any production start depends on a finalized agreement.
- The prospective move aligns with Qualcomm’s effort to dual‑source advanced chips and reduce reliance on TSMC for flagship silicon.
- Samsung’s second‑generation 2nm process is reported to mitigate prior heat and efficiency issues, a turnaround credited with winning new high‑profile customers.
- Korean media report that Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 could shift to Samsung’s SF2P with a slice of S3 capacity and about $20,000 per 2nm wafer, details the companies have not confirmed.