Samsung is reportedly developing its M2800 5G modem toward a 2nm process, while Qualcomm is evaluating Samsung Foundry’s 2nm process for future chips. Qualcomm’s reported status is evaluation, not an awarded production role.
Samsung’s M2800 is reported to target 2nm
On October 21, 2026, Semi Doped reported that Samsung was advancing the M2800 from the 4nm process used for its current external modems toward a 2nm target. The update also linked the modem work to a reported reorganization of Samsung’s 4nm capacity for HBM base dies, the components that connect high-bandwidth memory stacks to a processor.
That reported resource link offers context for Samsung’s modem development, but it does not describe a Qualcomm manufacturing award. The M2800 and Qualcomm’s separate evaluation are distinct developments.
Qualcomm is evaluating Samsung, not placing a reported production award
A September 28, 2026 report attributed Qualcomm’s evaluation of Samsung’s 2nm process for future chips to Qualcomm executive Chris Patrick. At a September 22 Snapdragon Summit panel, Patrick was also reported to have said that Qualcomm’s released 2nm products were made by TSMC. The distinction is between those released chips and a possible future use of Samsung Foundry.
A September 11 report, citing The Bell, described pricing differences as an obstacle to a possible Qualcomm-Samsung arrangement. A second foundry could give Qualcomm another manufacturing option, but that possibility is different from an agreed production plan.
A 2nm label does not rank Samsung against TSMC
The process-node labels SF2 and N2 do not, by themselves, show which foundry would deliver better performance, power use, density, or yield. A meaningful comparison would require comparable chip designs measured under the same conditions. Qualcomm’s reported evaluation is not itself such a comparison.
