Samsung launches a new 5G modem.

Korean electronics giant Samsung had revamped its Exynos 5G modem and processor range with a couple of new ones manufactured on the 7nm EUV process.

The Exynos Modem 5123 and Exynos 990 processor are made using a 7 nanometer process technology, which is about as advanced as silicon tech gets these days and uses extreme ultra-violet is some clever way to deal with the physical challenges of operating at such tiny sizes. To the layman this means you can cram more transistors into a smaller space and thus make the chip perform better.

“Milestones in technological advancements are imminent all around us,” said Inyup Kang, President of the System LSI Business at Samsung Electronics. “Mobile 5G technology is opening new avenues for communication and connection, while AI is poised to become an everyday tool for people worldwide. Samsung’s Exynos 990 and Exynos Modem 5123 are perfectly adapted for high-volume 5G and AI applications, and are designed to help the world’s most ambitious enterprises, large and small, achieve their goals of bringing new capabilities to their markets.”

Samsung has plenty more detailed technical claims to make about the new chips but you get the gist. In other news Samsung is seeking to promote its new ‘experience space’ in Kings Cross by getting people to send in their selfies, which it then beams into space and displays on a Galaxy S10 smartphone that is somehow dangling in orbit. Here’s a video about it.