Samsung Electronics has announced a collaboration with Arm to develop the next generation Arm Cortex-X CPU optimized on Samsung Foundry's latest Gate-All-Around (GAA) process technology. This partnership aims to accelerate access to the newest Arm CPU, enabling a new class of System on Chips (SoCs) with Generative AI capabilities.
The collaboration between Samsung and Arm builds upon their years of partnership, with millions of devices already shipped with Arm CPU intellectual property on various process nodes offered by Samsung Foundry. This joint effort sets the stage for a series of planned innovations, including reinventing 2-nanometer GAA for next-generation data center and infrastructure custom silicon.
The companies also plan to introduce a groundbreaking AI chiplet solution that will revolutionize the future generative artificial intelligence (AI) mobile computing market. Samsung's Executive Vice President highlighted the significance of this collaboration, emphasizing the opportunity to create innovative products in the Gen AI era.
Arm's Senior Vice President expressed excitement about optimizing Cortex-X and Cortex-A processors on Samsung's latest process node, aiming to redefine possibilities in mobile computing. Samsung's GAA technology, introduced in 2022, allows for further device scaling beyond the FinFET generation, enhancing power efficiency and performance.
The optimized Cortex-X CPU, designed with Samsung's GAA process node, promises additional performance and efficiency improvements to enhance user experiences. The collaboration emphasizes the importance of design-technology co-optimization (DTCO) to maximize power, performance, and area (PPA) attributes.
Generative AI is identified as a key growth driver for new products offering superior user experiences. By accelerating access to the optimized Cortex-X CPU on Samsung's latest GAA process technology, Samsung and Arm aim to enable the next generation of product innovations with industry-leading performance.
