Samsung to manufacture Qualcomm’s upcoming 5G chipset for premium phones

is the sole manufacturer of Qualcomm’s upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 chipset, . Apparently, the South Korean giant is about to ink a deal with the US chipset maker for the manufacture of the premium chipsets that will power flagships launching in 2021 and beyond.

The deal worth about $1 billion elevates Samsung from a relatively large chipset supplier for the smartphone market to a major position. Reports claim Samsung’s offer was slightly better than TSMC’s, but no numbers were revealed in the report.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 875 chipset (tentative name) is manufactured using a …