Qualcomm Inc. has recently admitted that the release of its 10-nm Snapdragon processor 835 begins the Korean company Samsung. In addition, the latter will use the 10-nm process technology and for their own needs, releasing flagship processor Exynos family. According to the resource DigiTimes, the mass production of these processors will be deployed in the next six months.
As you know, MediaTek will also receive from the contractor a 10-nm processors. Sources say that the flagship processor Helio X30 will be produced by TSMC on the most advanced species 10-nm technology, but Helio X35 will settle for a cheaper kind of process technology. Mass production of 10-nm processors Helio X30 should start as early as this year.
TSMC will be also involved in the release of 10-nm mobile processors HiSilicon, which will be used in models of Huawei's flagship smartphone in the next year. Apple and Spreadtrum Communications Company will also receive 10-nm processors from their contractors. However, in this group the nuances of commercial relationships with contract manufacturers of semiconductor products are not disclosed.