Samsung is tipped to add security chips to Galaxy phones and begin its crackdown on fake battery replacements
- Samsung is reportedly adding authentication chips to its Galaxy A Series of smartphones
- Security chips will help distinguish safe, genuine batteries from fake third-party replacements
- They also make the lithium recycling process a lot smoother
Samsung could be making quite a big change to certain Galaxy Phone models — the Korean tech giant is tipped to add security chips to batteries starting next year.
The report comes from The Elec, which says the new security-chipped batteries will roll out to roughly 50 million devices, starting with Samsung’s low-end and mid-range Galaxy A series (which make up the largest share of Samsung’s smartphone sales). It would mark the first time the company adds a layer of security to its phone batteries, but the company hasn’t confirmed anything yet.
According to the report, the chips will be manufactured using Samsung Electronics' 28-nanometer foundry process, using VIA PUF (physical unclonable function) technology...
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