Qualcomm picks Samsung 10nm production for Snapdragon 835

(Telecompaper) Qualcomm has agreed to extend its foundry agreement with Samsung Electronics to produce its latest premium processor, the Snapdragon 835, with Samsung's 10-nm FinFET process technology. Samsung announced in October the start of mass production using 10nm FinFET. Compared to its 14nm FinFET predecessors, Samsung's 10nm technology allows up to a 30 percent increase in area efficiency with 27 percent higher performance or up to 40 percent lower power consumption. Using 10nm FinFET, t