Samsung has made an important move to enhance the development of its future Exynos chips, aiming to compete more directly with industry giants like Qualcomm.
According to the Korean news outlet FN News, the company has acquired cutting-edge equipment for manufacturing 2-nanometer chips. The machine, known as Twinscan EXE: 5000, was reportedly purchased from ASML, a leading Dutch semiconductor technology firm and the only company capable of producing such advanced equipment.
The shift to a 2-nanometer architecture is expected to bring a major performance boost to Samsung’s Exynos processors while improving energy efficiency.
In semiconductor technology, nanometers represent the distance between transistors within a chip. Smaller values indicate more advanced designs, improving performance and power efficiency. Samsung is not alone in this race—other major players like Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and MediaTek are also working toward adopting this next-generation standard.
Samsung Aims to Overcome Semiconductor Challenges with 2nm Breakthrough
Samsung has faced setbacks in its semiconductor division, as the Exynos 2500 failed to meet expected performance benchmarks.
As a result, the company turned to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite for the entire Galaxy S25 lineup—a shift from the previous generation, where the Galaxy S24 and S24+ featured the Exynos 2400.
However, recent reports suggest that Samsung has significantly improved its 2-nanometer chip manufacturing process, yielding promising results for its future smartphones.
With the upgraded production equipment, Samsung aims to enhance its semiconductors’ performance and production efficiency. This progress comes at a crucial time, as the company has until early next year—when the Galaxy S26 is expected to launch—to refine its technology.
Before that, the Exynos 2500 may still find its way into Samsung’s foldable devices, though this has yet to be officially confirmed.
Samsung’s advancements in chip manufacturing could mark a turning point for Exynos processors, positioning the company more competitively in the high-performance smartphone market.
