Samsung has now officially announced mass production for its second generation 14nm FinFET manufacturing process, known as the 14 LPP, revealing that it will be used for both its Exynos 8890 SoC as well as Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 SoC.

The second generation 14nm FinFET manufacturing process, also known as the 14LPP (Low-Power Plus) brings both performance as well as power improvements compared to the first generation 14nm manufacturing process, the 14LPE (Low-Power Early), which was used for the Exynos 7420 SoC.

According to Samsung, the new 14LPP manufacturing process should bring up to 15 percent higher performance while also lowering power consumption by 15 percent. The improvements were made possible by implementing certain transistor structure changes and process optimizations.

According to Samsung, the new 14LPP manufacturing process will be used for Samsung's Exynos 8890 SoC and, surprisingly, for Qualcomm's upcoming flagship Snapdragon 820 SoC which is rumored to be powering Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S7 flagship smartphone.





Source: Samsung.com.