Samsung Exynos in trouble as major layoffs announced

When it comes to mobile processors, Qualcomm may be the household name but it’s far from being the only one. In addition to long-time rival MediaTek, there’s also Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin, Samsung’s Exynos, and, now, Apple’s A chips. One of those, however, may be changing significantly and perhaps not for the better. Samsung has just posted a letter that reveals it will be laying off 290 employees at its R&D office in Austin, Texas that may see the end of Samsung’s custom ARM cores used in its Exynos chips.

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