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Rumoured Samsung chip process sparks Switch 2 Lite speculation
Samsung is reportedly working on a new chip-making process called 8LPU+.
The process could help make the Nvidia chip inside Nintendo Switch 2 smaller, more powerful and less power-hungry.
That has prompted speculation about a possible Switch 2 Lite, a more compact version of the console.
The idea is based on what the chip process might enable, not confirmation that Nintendo is making a Lite model.
Digital Foundry has also weighed in on the rumour, but no further details are given here.
No Switch 2 Lite plans have been confirmed, so whether one will be made remains unclear.
A reported Samsung chip process has prompted speculation about a possible Nintendo Switch 2 Lite.
Samsung is reportedly working on a new 8LPU+ chip process.
Nintendo Patents Watch shared the report on Bluesky.
The process might help make the Nvidia chip inside Switch 2 more compact and powerful while using less power.
Digital Foundry weighed in on the rumour, according to Nintendo Life.
- Who
- Samsung is reportedly developing the chip process; speculation concerns Nintendo and Nvidia.
- What
- A reported Samsung process has prompted speculation about a possible Switch 2 Lite.
- When
- Nintendo Life published the report on 2026-11-09.
- Where
- The report was shared on Bluesky by Nintendo Patents Watch.
- Why
- The process might help make the Nvidia chip inside Switch 2 more compact, more powerful and less power-hungry.
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- Chip process
- 8LPU+
- Reported developer
- Samsung
- Possible console
- Nintendo Switch 2 Lite
- Reported chip supplier
- Nvidia
- Report outlet
- Nintendo Life