Core Insights - Qualcomm, Apple, and MediaTek are set to be the first companies to launch the industry's first 2nm chipsets [1] - Qualcomm plans to release two versions: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen6 Pro and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen6 [1] - The expected price for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen6 Pro is projected to exceed $300, with a single unit cost potentially reaching $320 [1] Group 1 - The Snapdragon 8 Elite series marks Qualcomm's first departure from ARM's CPU architecture, utilizing its self-developed Oryon cores [2] - Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 chips were previously priced at $280 each, indicating a trend of increasing prices for these chipsets [2] - The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen6 Pro is anticipated to be at the upper limit of what smartphone manufacturers can afford, with the standard version expected to be the main volume driver [2] Group 2 - Qualcomm and MediaTek will use TSMC's 2nm N2P process to ensure sufficient supply and compete with Apple's A20 and A20 Pro chips [2] - The N2P process is a slight upgrade over the N2 process, which will likely result in higher costs from TSMC [2]