Just before the announcement of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung was hitting a big blow by announcing its first mobile processor engraved in 14 nanometers the Exynos 7420. On the program, a power gain of around 20% and a reduction in energy consumption between 30 and 35%. Since then, the Korean has made no secret of its desire to go even further with chips engraved in 10 nanometers and the first of them is expected to hit the market in 2016.
Samsung Exynos.
A new report from China tells us today about Samsung’s desire to release its first processor engraved in 10 nanometers as early as next year and gives us some details about the chip. In particular, we learn that the latter should be based on the future “Ananke” hearts of ARM mentioned in the company’s latest roadmap. Roadmap that includes five new cores including the “Ananke” to replace the A53.
Concretely, these new “Ananke” hearts will be used in big architectures. LITTLE and would be destined for the mid-range market. Each of ARM’s next five hearts is referred to by a code name inspired by Greek mythology. The “Ares” should, for example, replace the Cortex A72 while the “Prometheus” would replace the A53. We would then find the hearts Artemis, Ananke, and Mercury.
Engraved in 10 nanometers, Ananke cores are therefore surprisingly expected in the mid-range market, suggesting that Samsung’s homemade Soc would no longer be reserved only for its flagships and that the Exynos range will extend to a greater number of mobiles.
Moreover, it would not be surprising to see Samsung provide other manufacturers to expand its presence in the industry, to the point of becoming a serious competitor for Qualcomm or MediaTek. Note that engraving in 10 nanometers should offer a 20% gain in terms of clock frequency with a reduced energy consumption of 40%.
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