[News] Samsung’s 3nm Yield Reportedly Below 20%, Struggling for Mass Production

According to a report from Korean media outlet ZDNet Korea, the yield rate for Samsung Electronics’ latest Exynos 2500 processor has improved to slightly below 20% from single digits in the first quarter. However, the current yield rate is still said to be falling short of mass production standards. It remains uncertain whether it can be used in the flagship Galaxy S25 series smartphones in the future.

The report further indicates that this yield rate is still insufficient for mass production, which typically requires yields to be increased to over 60%. Therefore, Samsung Electronics’ System LSI department reportedly plans to work on improving the yield rate of the Exynos 2500 processor in the second half of this year.

The report states that it is still uncertain whether the Exynos 2500 processor can be used in the future Galaxy S25 series flagship smartphones. Since there is still considerable time before the official launch of the Galaxy S25 series, Samsung hopes to improve the yield rate of the Exynos 2500 processor to 60% by October this year.

On the other hand, TSMC is overwhelmed with 3nm orders, with major companies like Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, and MediaTek all utilizing TSMC’s 3nm process. Per a report from TechNews, during TSMC’s technology forum on May 23, the 3nm production capacity this year has more than tripled compared to last year, but this is actually still not enough, so efforts are still being made to meet customer demand.

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