Samsung is one of the leading and most demanding brands in the global chipset market for its advanced process nodes. Now, a legendary chip designer, Jim Keller (CEO of Tenstorrent), is in discussions with Samsung Electronics to fabricate their company’s AI chips by using the South Korean firm’s 2 nm process node.
According to a new report, an interview with Nikkei Asia revealed that their firm is in touch with three brands, including Rapidus, Samsung Foundry, and TSMC, for their upcoming 2 nm AI accelerator chip.
Keller said they are not considering Intel, as it has to do a lot of work before it can be considered to make future AI chips for Tenstorrent. Intel just started pursuing outside firms with its 18A (2 nm class) process node. Whereas Samsung Foundry has recently started the mass production of the Exynos 2600 chipset using its latest 2 nm process node.
It’s expected that if the mass production goes as planned, then Samsung could end up having the world’s first smartphone chip made using a 2 nm process. To stand strong against its rival, TSMC, Samsung is managing the Exynos 2600 chip, which has no critical issues. Various brands, such as AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm, could offer at least some 2nm chip contracts to Samsung.
Noticeably, Samsung has already received orders from multiple firms, including Ambarella, DeepX, Preferred Networks (PFN), and Tesla. The company is expected to introduce its next in-house flagship chipset, Exynos 2600, in early next year, powering the Galaxy S26 Pro.
