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Samsung has been running custom foundry business since 2005 when it started designing and fabb'ng Apple's mobile AP used in the iPod and iPhones until around ~2

Samsung has been running custom foundry business since 2005 when it started designing and fabb'ng Apple's mobile AP used in the iPod and iPhones until around ~2013 when Apple finally developed their own custom AP after PA-semi and Intrinsity acquisitions. QCOM and AMD have been with Samsung on and off for years now. https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor/259664-samsung-foundry-update-2019/ https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor/259664-samsung-foundry-up... Global Foundries a licensee of Samsung's 14nm and, along with IBM, they were members of Common Alliance. > swapping vendor is a monumental task. ... Sure, that's what everyone said until Apple went dual-sourcing with TSMC 16nm and Samsung's 14nm.

kingosticks 7y ago
I specifically didn't talk about when they started their foundry business. I specially was talking about 2017 when they started trying to become an serious option for fabless companies. Yes, and it is still a monumental task, nobody is saying any different now. Apple must have been in a tough spot with their yields but that's what you get when you are first out the door. It's incredible how quickly they start shipping the new tech.
- tooltalk 7y ago
  > I specifically didn't talk about when they started their foundry business. I specially was talking about 2017 when they started trying to become an serious option for fabless companies. Sure, if you believe Samsung LSI got serious about foundry service only since 2017, you know nothing about Samsung's foundry business at all, which is why the brief introduction was necessary.