This is good news because it means we're getting further away from a single company in the shadow of a rival great power supplying the world's fastest chips.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is reportedly in talks with Samsung Foundry to manufacture the 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. After years of TSMC exclusivity, improved yields and rising costs may push Qualcomm back to Samsung for its 2026-2027 flagship processors. This means phones like the Xiaomi 18, OnePlus 16, and Galaxy S27 could use chips made by Samsung.