South Korean media reports allegeQualcomm's next flagship processor will still be manufactured by TSMC, and even the upgraded version of Snapdragon 8 Elite will be produced by TSMC.
Qualcomm is expected to launch a new flagship processor in the second half of 2025. Unsurprisingly, it will be the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 (the name is still a guesstimate), likely built on TSMC's N3P process. An upgraded version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite (expected to be the Snapdragon 8s Elite) is also expected to be manufactured on TSMC's process.
Current news indicates that TSMC's N3P process will also be used for Apple's M5 series processors, which entered the prototype design stage a few months ago. The M5 processor is expected to be released in the first half of 2025 and is expected to be used in the new MacBook Air or first in the new iPad Pro. In the second half of the year, the M5 Pro and M5 Max will be used in the new MacBook Pro and even the new Mac Pro, Mac Studio and other models.
In addition, AMD and AWS are also expected to use TSMC's N3P process to build new processors, which are expected to be launched in 2025 and 2026.
As for Samsung, it is confirmed that it will continue to cooperate with Qualcomm. Therefore, relevant news indicates that Samsung's new flagship phone Galaxy S25 seriesQualcomm processors will be fully adoptedIt is expected that the new foldable phone Galaxy Z Flip7 will be able to replace the Exynos 3 processor designed with Samsung's 2500nm process.
