Categories: MobileNews

Samsung to shut down its custom CPU division

South Korean tech giant has announced to shut down its custom CPU research division at one of its U.S. facilities, which appears as an ending of Samsung’s Exynos-branded mobile chips. The shut down is expected on Dec 31.

Exynos processor was considered a great achievement of Samsung as it helps to reduce reliance on memory chips and increases the sales of logic chips. The logic chips are those that are used to power mobile devices and Self-driving vehicles. The shutdown is possibly happening because of the bad performance of the processor in the market. Samsung uses it in Galaxy phones but no other mobile phone manufacturer has ever shown interest in buying this from Samsung.

Analyst at Cape Investment & Securities, Exynos, Park Sung-soon said, “Chips are not really used anywhere else and continue to lose ground in the mobile processor market, raising concerns about the company’s competitiveness.”

Samsung has denied all the rumors about the end of development of the Exynos chips, it says that regardless of termination of one CPU unit, it will continue producing Exynos chips and 300 affected employees will be transferred to other projects. Park added, “Samsung is not likely to give up the Exynos business entirely.”

Samsung’s spokesperson Michele Glaze commented on the matter saying, “There will be no impact on the Samsung Austin Semiconductor manufacturing facility. We have treated all employees with respect. They all have been given appropriate packages and advanced notice. These things are very tough. People always wonder, ‘did they treat them right?’ And we did. It’s unfortunate that they are losing their jobs, but it is based upon the fact that we’re always assessing our business.”

Samsung says, it has more than 20,000 workforce in the United States and they are committed to increasing the numbers in the coming years. The decision to shut down its CPU core projects comes after Samsung’s announcement to invest $116 billion in the logic chip by 2030 to steal the show from Qualcomm and TSMC.

Sponsored
AbuBakar

Share
Published by
AbuBakar

Recent Posts

Rumors Indicate iPhone 17 May Feature Unconventional Camera Design

Apple is reportedly preparing for a significant design overhaul with its iPhone 17 series, blending…

42 mins ago

First AI-Powered Teacher Launched in Pakistan’s Private School

Karachi: A private school in Karachi has unveiled Pakistan’s first AI-powered teacher, a groundbreaking move…

2 hours ago

Yahoo Surprises Users with Its Latest Android Launcher

Third-party apps have long been a staple of the Android ecosystem, but their appeal has…

3 hours ago

Phase-II Review of PTCL-Telenor Deal Finalized by CCP

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has completed its Phase-II review of Pakistan Telecommunication…

3 hours ago

Xiaomi’s SU7 Achieves New Production Record, Driving Q3 Growth

Xiaomi has shattered records by producing 100,000 vehicles in just 230 days. This is nearly…

5 hours ago

Teachers Can Now Access OpenAI’s Free AI Course

OpenAI, in collaboration with nonprofit organization Common Sense Media, announced on Wednesday the launch of…

6 hours ago