Customers experience new models of the Galaxy S22 phones at the promotional hall of Samsung Electronics Co. in Seoul on Feb. 14, 2022. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. reportedly decided to use a lower than expected quantity of its own mobile application processor (AP) for its new Galaxy S22 smartphones amid concerns about low production yields at its foundry division.
Instead of using its new processor, the Exynos 2200, the tech giant decided to use Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s SnapDragon 8 Gen 1 for the Galaxy S22 models to be released in South Korea, the U.S. and India, according to industry sources.
Thus far, Samsung has used both SnapDragon and Exynos processors in its brand-new smartphones.
Nonetheless, the latest decision is an unusual move, particularly considering that it selected the latest Exynos chipsets for the smartphones released in South Korea and India.
As the foundry division that is responsible for the Exynos production failed to meet the delivery date due to low production yield, the mobile division opted for SnapDragon processors as an alternative.
Originally, Exynos chips were expected to be used for more than half of the Galaxy S22 models produced, since Samsung pushed to increase its share of the global chipset market by expanding the output of Exynos processors this year.
Against this backdrop, Samsung recently launched an investigation into the management of the foundry division, aimed at checking its overall competitiveness, including the issue surrounding low production yields.
J. S. Shin (js_shin@koreabizwire.com)
