--- title: Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China... description: Samsung has raised prices for advanced contract chipmaking by up to 15% on new orders, with the increases taking effect in July and centered on its 4nm SF4... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-hiked-foundry-prices-up-to-15-with-china-paying-the-steepest-82m9npegi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest | daily.dev og:description: Samsung has raised prices for advanced contract chipmaking by up to 15% on new orders, with the increases taking effect in July and centered on its 4nm SF4... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-hiked-foundry-prices-up-to-15-with-china-paying-the-steepest-82m9npegi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/82m9NpEgi.png og:image:alt: Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Samsung has raised prices for advanced contract chipmaking by up to 15% on new orders, with the increases taking effect in July and centered on its 4nm SF4 process. Chinese and US customers saw the steepest hikes of 10-15%, while Taiwanese customers got smaller increases of 5-10%. The surge stems from AI chip demand overwhelming TSMC's capacity, pushing customers toward Samsung and Intel. US export curbs on chipmaking equipment to China have also left Chinese firms with fewer foundry alternatives, making them more willing to accept price hikes. Samsung's foundry unit, unprofitable since 2022, may turn a profit as early as next year if pricing power holds, aided by deals with Qualcomm, Tesla, Apple, Broadcom, Nvidia, and ongoing talks with Google. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much did Samsung raise its foundry chip prices in 2026? Samsung raised prices for advanced contract chipmaking by up to 15% for new orders, with increases taking effect in July. Customers for its 4-nanometer SF4 process in China and the US saw hikes of 10 to 15%, Taiwanese customers saw 5 to 10% increases, SF5 5nm wafers rose 10 to 15%, and 8nm processes rose nearly 10%. _Engineers and buyers weighing foundry costs can follow chip pricing shifts like this on daily.dev._ ### Why are Chinese companies paying more for Samsung foundry services than US or Taiwanese customers? Chinese customers accept the steepest price increases because US export curbs on advanced chipmaking equipment have pushed them toward foreign foundries like Samsung, leaving them fewer alternatives and less leverage to resist price hikes. Even paying more than buyers elsewhere, they have limited options at the leading edge compared to US or Taiwanese customers. _Anyone tracking how export controls reshape chip supply chains can follow developments like this on daily.dev._ ### Why is Samsung's foundry business becoming profitable after losing money since 2022? AI demand has booked up much of TSMC's leading-edge capacity, giving Samsung room to raise prices and win new customers including Qualcomm, Tesla, Apple, Broadcom, and Nvidia, with Google reportedly in talks too. Analyst Lee Min-hee said Samsung's foundry business could turn profitable as early as next year if it keeps raising prices, sooner than previously expected. _Those evaluating foundry partners amid shifting capacity can track deals like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [TSMC does not rule out price rises as inflation pushes up chip manufacturing costs](https://daily.dev/posts/tsmc-does-not-rule-out-price-rises-as-inflation-pushes-up-chip-manufacturing-costs-xpva3b2uw) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Samsung sees no respite as memory shortage set to worsen](https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-sees-no-respite-as-memory-shortage-set-to-worsen-cor036clw) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI boom pushes Samsung to $1T](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-boom-pushes-samsung-to-1t-sd56defet) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung](https://daily.dev/posts/ram-is-so-expensive-samsung-won-t-even-sell-it-to-samsung-0hramyjlm) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#samsung](https://daily.dev/tags/samsung), [#supply-chain](https://daily.dev/tags/supply-chain) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-hiked-foundry-prices-up-to-15-with-china-paying-the-steepest-82m9npegi) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-hiked-foundry-prices-up-to-15-with-china-paying-the-steepest-82m9npegi","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-hiked-foundry-prices-up-to-15-with-china-paying-the-steepest-82m9npegi"},"datePublished":"2026-08-19T18:36:46.343Z","dateModified":"2026-08-20T20:51:52.670Z","description":"Samsung has raised prices for advanced contract chipmaking by up to 15% on new orders, with the increases taking effect in July and centered on its 4nm SF4...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/32060bf9ea7feb2ae303f0c7dbe482cc?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/32060bf9ea7feb2ae303f0c7dbe482cc?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-hiked-foundry-prices-up-to-15-with-china-paying-the-steepest-82m9npegi","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gpu,samsung,supply-chain","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-hiked-foundry-prices-up-to-15-with-china-paying-the-steepest-82m9npegi#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much did Samsung raise its foundry chip prices in 2026?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Samsung raised prices for advanced contract chipmaking by up to 15% for new orders, with increases taking effect in July. 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