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Qualcomm Has Dropped Samsung As Its Foundry Partner For The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, New Rumor Claims 8850-S & 8850-T Identifiers Have Been Removed, Leaving TSMC As The Exclusive Supplier

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Two versions of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 were reportedly under development, with one version fabricated on Samsung’s 2nm GAA process said to have the codename ‘Kaanapali S.’ Unfortunately, Qualcomm is rumored to have second thoughts on announcing two variants of its flagship SoC during the Snapdragon Summit scheduled to be held from September 23, which is why the San Diego firm has not just dropped the Korean foundry as its partner, but has …
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After the camouflage inflicted by Google, which entrusted to TSMC the production of Tensor chips for the Pixel 10, Samsung cashes a new blow. Qualcomm in turn abandons the Korean manufacturer for the benefit of the Taiwanese founder, leaving TSMC alone master on board for the future Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2.

Just as PC hardware is divided between companies like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel that provide processors and graphics cards, on mobile we also have a set of companies in charge of this. These would be Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung by Android and Apple if we talk about iOS. On smartphones everything goes faster and every year they prepare to launch a new chip that better in performance and efficiency. Qualcomm is considered the most important company…

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Wccftech broke the news in on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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