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Is this the biggest "turn around" in the chip industry when Samsung itself was criticized for losing performance to TSMC but now wants to produce Dimensity for MediaTek?
Samsung is making a strong move to pull MediaTek to its side after many years of TSMC almost monopolizing the Android flagship chip production segment. According to many international sources, Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong secretly went to Taiwan to meet directly with MediaTek leaders to discuss cooperation in producing new generation Dimensity chips.
What surprises the technology world is that MediaTek is currently heavily dependent on TSMC for high-end Dimensity lines such as Dimensity 9400 or Dimensity 9500. Meanwhile, Samsung Foundry has been continuously complaining about its performance and finished product rate compared to TSMC for many years.
FOUNDRY INDUSTRY POWER COMPARISON TABLE 2026
Company Outstanding strengths Large customers
TSMC High performance, stable progress Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, NVIDIA
Samsung Foundry Competitive price, RAM + Foundry combo Exynos, Google Tensor, NVIDIA
Intel Foundry is strongly expanding AI and testing Microsoft and AWS servers
WHY SAMSUNG "DESIRE" MEDIATEK
Reason Impact
Want to increase Foundry market share Reduce dependence on Exynos
TSMC is overloaded with AI Samsung sees an opportunity to step in
MediaTek's strong growth Dimensity is now on par with Snapdragon
Samsung has the advantage of RAM. Can sell memory chip + production combo
According to new reportsAt least, Samsung even proposed incentives for DRAM and NAND memory to make it easier for MediaTek to access supply if part of the order was transferred to Samsung Foundry.
MEDIATEK'S CURRENT CHESS POSITION
| Chip series | Direct competitors | Current Manufacturer |
|—|—|
| Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 | TSMC |
| Dimensity 9500 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | TSMC |
| Future Dimensity 9600 | Snapdragon Gen 6 | Unconfirmed |
MediaTek is no longer a "cheap chip" like many years ago. OPPO, vivo, and Xiaomi flagships are using Dimensity more and more thanks to its powerful AI and gaming performance.
WHAT HAPPENS IF SAMSUNG WIN
✅ Samsung Foundry strongly revived
✅ TSMC is sharing Android customers
✅ Dimensity chip price may decrease
✅ Android gaming smartphones are more competitive
✅ Exynos can learn from the MediaTek chain
However, analysts still doubt Samsung's ability to "overturn" TSMC immediately because TSMC's 2nm and 3nm processes are still leading in stability and power efficiency.
Estimate current 2nm wafer price
Firm Expected 2nm wafer price
TSMC is about +780,000,000 VND
Samsung is significantly lower to attract customers
If Samsung can really pull MediaTek to its side, this will be the biggest shock to the Android semiconductor industry in recent years.
At one time, Samsung was criticized for being hotter and consuming more battery, but now it wants to produce Dimensity for the entire Android world
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