Samsung manufactures their own chipsets, and last we checked, they also help other companies manufacture as well, such as Apple and Qualcomm. However relying on a handful of companies isn’t a very smart idea because if a couple pulls out, they’ll be in trouble. This is why according to reports, Samsung plans on opening its doors to more companies.
The reports claim that Samsung will be opening up its semiconductor foundry to small and medium-sized companies from the US, China, and South Korea. The idea is to try and reduce their reliance on other companies such as Apple and Qualcomm, with the former already starting to move away from Samsung to the likes of TSMC for their A-series chipsets.
In fact Samsung’s decision doesn’t come as a surprise. Just last week, Intel also announced that they will now start making ARM-based chipsets for other companies. Prior to this, Intel also made chipsets for other companies, but only if they were based on Intel’s architecture, but the decision to start manufacturing ARM would also mean more competition for the likes of Samsung, which is why like we said, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Samsung will now want to attract more customers for the future.