At the end of last year, Qualcomm launched a new generation 5g platform Xiaolong 8 Gen 1 (Xiaolong 8 for short), which uses Samsung's 4nm process. This year, there will be an upgraded version of Xiaolong 8 plus. However, Qualcomm has decided to give up Samsung OEM and turn to TSMC's 4nm OEM. It is reported that Qualcomm Xiaolong 8 plus is built based on TSMC's 4nm process and adopts a "1 + 3 + 4" three cluster architecture. It is composed of super large core cortex X2, large core cortex a710 and small core cortex A510. The main CPU frequency is 2.99ghz, the GPU is slightly upgraded, and the energy efficiency ratio is better than Xiaolong 8.
Although it is a slight improvement, it is still the strongest 5g chip in the Android camp and the strongest 5g chip in Qualcomm's history.
How many changes does the 4nm version of that TSMC have compared with the 4nm version of Samsung Yogesh Brar, who broke the news earlier, said that the overall performance of TSMC Xiaolong 8 (Xiaolong 8 plus) will be improved by about 10%
In addition to the improvement of performance, Qualcomm's choice of TSMC OEM also takes into account the production capacity. It was rumored that Samsung's 4nm yield was only 35% while TSMC's 4nm was more mature, and the yield increased to 70%, which means that the production capacity of TSMC should be doubled in theory, which helps to reduce costs and improve supply**
The Xiaolong 8 plus of TSMC should have started mass production at present. It is expected that a large number of flagship machines of various brands will be introduced in Q3. The first one is likely to be Motorola, and the specific model is edge 30 Ultra.