AMD wants to keep pushing the limits of computer performance to beat its rivals. The company needs massive factories to build its next wave of advanced processors. Right now, fresh rumors suggest AMD just signed a major deal with Samsung to manufacture its upcoming 2-nanometer processor chips. These highly anticipated chips currently carry the code names Venice and Verano.
The news started circulating through global financial circles this week. Analysts at Daishin Securities reported that Samsung just secured a huge order to build new 2-nanometer computer chips for laptops and servers. While the official financial report only mentioned an unnamed North American chip designer, industry experts quickly connected the dots. A prominent technology tipster named Jukan confidently stated the mystery customer is definitely AMD.
This major partnership makes perfect sense to industry watchers who follow the company closely. A few weeks ago, AMD Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su traveled directly to South Korea. She personally visited the massive Samsung foundry plant located in Pyeongtaek. She walked the factory floor to evaluate the manufacturing equipment and make sure Samsung could actually handle the complex 2-nanometer production process.
AMD essentially had to look for a new manufacturing partner out of pure necessity. For years, the company relied heavily on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to print its best chips. However, the artificial intelligence boom completely filled up the Taiwan factories. TSMC completely sold out its advanced manufacturing lines through the year 2028. AMD cannot wait four years to release new products, so Samsung became the best available option to build the Venice and Verano chips on time.
Working with Samsung gives AMD another massive strategic advantage in the hardware market. Samsung operates as one of the largest memory manufacturers on the planet. High-speed computer memory, specifically DRAM, remains incredibly scarce and expensive right now. By signing a processor manufacturing deal, AMD might negotiate special priority access to Samsung’s massive supply of memory chips.
The leaked specifications for these upcoming chips look incredibly powerful. AMD plans to launch the massive Venice processor in 2026. This heavy-duty chip features up to 256 individual Zen 6C cores. Engineers will organize these cores into exactly 8 distinct core complex dies, packing exactly 32 computing cores onto every single die. This design allows the computer to process thousands of tasks at the exact same time.
After Venice hits the market, AMD will roll out the Verano processor. The company plans to launch this special variant in 2027. AMD designed Verano specifically to handle heavy artificial intelligence workloads. This advanced processor will pair directly with the upcoming Instinct MI500 series graphics cards to run complex AI data centers. Tech experts expect the Verano chip to use the brand-new Zen 7 architecture.
Right now, nobody knows exactly how many chips Samsung will actually produce for AMD. The computer giant might simply use the South Korean company as a safety net while keeping most of its orders at TSMC. If Samsung just acts as a backup, they will only print a small number of silicon wafers. However, if Samsung proves its factories run perfectly, AMD might split the total production volume equally between the two giant manufacturers.
The final production numbers rely entirely on Samsung’s factory success rate. Making 2-nanometer chips involves a brand-new engineering method called Gate-All-Around technology. Building the factories to print these circuits costs over $20 billion. Samsung must prove its machines can print these microscopic chips without making fatal mistakes. If they get a 90 percent yield, meaning almost all the chips work perfectly, they will win massive orders.
Meanwhile, AMD continues to aggressively grab factory space wherever it can find it. Just last week, mobile phone chip designers Qualcomm and MediaTek canceled massive orders at TSMC because global smartphone sales dropped. AMD immediately stepped in and bought up that empty factory time. The company took over the 4-nanometer and 5-nanometer lines to build its older processors in huge volumes to maximize its total revenue.
