Samsung Rumored To Seek Former Apple and AMD Engineers; Are They Building Their Own CPU?

Samsung looks like it's going to try and expand its business, and they're seeking some very qualified help.

WCCFTech reports about rumors that Samsung might be seeking former engineers from Apple and AMD, with the alleged goal of designing and producing their own CPU in the foreseeable future. Apparently, the company isn't really impressed by the performance of the predominant ARM CPU architecture, which is the one currently used to build modern smartphone chips.

This information comes from a Tweet by a user called @FrontTron, who tweeted with the hashtag #MicrosoftEvent. They revealed that the sub-par performance of the ARM Cortex X series is the main reason that Samsung, along with chipmaker Qualcomm, is looking for custom architecture engineers from Apple and AMD:

If the rumors are accurate, these engineers were a major player in the design of current-generation Apple chips, as per GSMArena. This could mean that Samsung will have the experience and capability of someone who had major contributions in the design of chips like the A14 Bionic (iPhone 12) and maybe even the upcoming A13 Bionic in the upcoming iPhone 13. Nobody knows who that is, though.

As for the AMD side of the equation, Samsung is actually already working with Team Red. Early this year, they've started work on bringing RDNA2 graphics to the Samsung Exynos mobile chip, according to The Verge. Fans should be excited because RDNA2 means that the next mobile CPU from Samsung might actually feature ray tracing on smartphones.

So far, there's no official word yet from Samsung that either confirms or denies these claims.

Samsung, What Are You Guys Up To?

It's not at all surprising that Samsung is looking to design a potential mobile CPU contender with former AMD and Apple engineers. If there is anybody in the industry with employees perfect for the job, it's those two.

AMD, for one, has been steadily climbing up the chipmaking ladder with constant advancements into Intel's industry territory. Granted, they're doing this right now with their Ryzen lineup of chips. But if they're already able to make a serious dent in Team Blue's armor on the desktop side, then it makes sense to assume they can also do it on the mobile side.

Apple, on the other hand, is also no slouch. Their current A14 Bionic chip found in the current-generation iPhone 12 features the smallest manufacturing node in the industry yet at 5nm, as reported by Android Authority. And if there's something you should know about tech, it's that smaller is always better (Moore's Law).

This node ensured that the A14 Bionic can cram more transistors into a smaller package, thereby solidifying its place once again atop the mobile chip performance ladder. In fact, Apple actually targeted laptop-class performance for this specific CPU, which is already amazing on its own.

With some heavyweight assistance on their side, Samsung could potentially be a major chipmaker for the foreseeable future.

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Written by RJ Pierce