Expanding from mobile processors to mass production of server processors

Qualcomm announced that it has launched the world's first 10nm process-based server processor, 'Centriq 2400,' in San Jose, USA, and has begun mass production through Samsung Electronics.

Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm have maintained a strategic cooperative relationship in the foundry sector for a long time, and following the mass production of mobile processors using advanced processes such as 14nm and 10nm, they have recently expanded their scope to include server processors.

"We expect that server processors combining Samsung Electronics' high-performance 10nm FinFET process technology and Qualcomm's cutting-edge SOC design will change the landscape of the data center server market," said Jeong Eun-seung, President of Samsung Electronics' Foundry Business.

Samsung Electronics produced Qualcomm's 'Snapdragon 835' using the 10-nanometer logic process (10LPE), which began mass production for the first time in the industry last October, and completed the development of the 10-nanometer second-generation process (10LPP) in April '17.

Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics is actively responding to the diverse demands of the market and customers, including developing the 8-nanometer (8LPP) process based on the 10-nanometer process, which was recognized for its performance and stability, last month.