One-Third of Global Flagship Smartphones Will Use 3nm or 2nm Process by 2026

Follow “Electronic Engineering Magazine” and add the editor’s WeChat Regional groups are now open, please send a message with 【Shenzhen】【Shanghai】【Beijing】【Chengdu】【Xi’an】 to the public account By 2026, approximately one-third of flagship smartphone SoCs globally will adopt 3nm or 2nm process technology, a trend driven by major suppliers such as Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. Recently, market research … Read more

Xiaomi’s Xuanjie Chip: Unable to Break Through 3nm

Xiaomi's Xuanjie Chip: Unable to Break Through 3nm

In May of this year, Xiaomi officially launched the self-developed Xuanjie O1, which is Xiaomi’s first self-developed 3nm flagship chip. Not only does it boast powerful performance, but its manufacturing process is on par with the latest flagship chips from Apple and Qualcomm, showing a significant advantage over Huawei’s Kirin chips. This makes Xiaomi the … Read more

2026 Smartphone SoC: 30% of Chips to be 2nm

2026 Smartphone SoC: 30% of Chips to be 2nm

This article is compiled by Semiconductor Industry Insights (ID: ICVIEWS).By 2025, 3nm will become the dominant node for all new flagship SoCs. According to Counterpoint’s latest “Global AP-SoC Long-term Forecast,” leading nodes (3nm and 2nm) will account for about one-third of smartphone SoC shipments in 2026. Apple is the first smartphone OEM to adopt TSMC’s … Read more

TSMC Achieves 87% Market Share in Mobile SoC Foundry Below 5nm

TSMC Achieves 87% Market Share in Mobile SoC Foundry Below 5nm

On June 24, market research firm Counterpoint Research released its report titled “Global Mobile Processor (AP-SoC) Node Long-Term Forecast,” stating that by 2026, one-third of flagship smartphones globally will adopt advanced process technologies of 3nm or 2nm. The report indicates that Apple will be the first to introduce TSMC’s 3nm A17 Pro chip in the … Read more

The Arrival of 3nm Chips! Lei Jun Reveals a Chip Team of Over 2500 at Xiaomi!

The Arrival of 3nm Chips! Lei Jun Reveals a Chip Team of Over 2500 at Xiaomi!

Jimi Network · Love Jimi APP, available for download in major mainstream app stores On May 19, Lei Jun, founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi Group, announced that as of the end of April this year, the total R&D investment in the Xuanjie project has exceeded 13.5 billion RMB. Currently, the R&D team has surpassed … Read more

EDA Tools Required for Designing a 3nm Chip

EDA Tools Required for Designing a 3nm Chip

Designing a 3nm chip is a highly complex technical task that involves multiple stages from conceptual design to final manufacturing. EDA software plays a crucial role in this process. Below are the typical categories of EDA tools required for designing a 3nm chip and their representative software: Digital Chip Design Tools Logic Synthesis: Converts high-level … Read more