The below source stated that Apple has signed the chip manufacturing deal with TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.) which will be used in iPads and iPhones. Currently Apple manufacture its chips from Samsung but in future Apple wants to rely less on Samsung.
According to Wall Street Journal Apple and TSMC started discussing working together to build the chips, say the TSMC executives. In 2011, TSMC senior executive Chiang Shang-yi met Apple officials to discuss collaborating on the complex process. Apple asked to invest in TSMC, or to have TSMC set aside factory space dedicated to Apple chips, the executives say.
TSMC Chairman Morris Chang rejected both requests because the company wanted to maintain its independence and manufacturing flexibility, the executives say. TSMC plans to start mass-producing the chips early next year using advanced “20-nanometer” technology, which makes the chips potentially smaller and more energy-efficient.
As we all know that Apple is the biggest customer of Samsung and supply most of the important components to Apple such as processors, memory, and screens. And now the TSMC will made chips for Apple devices, and is expected to be in some devices by 2014.
According to Wall Street Journal Apple and TSMC started discussing working together to build the chips, say the TSMC executives. In 2011, TSMC senior executive Chiang Shang-yi met Apple officials to discuss collaborating on the complex process. Apple asked to invest in TSMC, or to have TSMC set aside factory space dedicated to Apple chips, the executives say.
TSMC Chairman Morris Chang rejected both requests because the company wanted to maintain its independence and manufacturing flexibility, the executives say. TSMC plans to start mass-producing the chips early next year using advanced “20-nanometer” technology, which makes the chips potentially smaller and more energy-efficient.
As we all know that Apple is the biggest customer of Samsung and supply most of the important components to Apple such as processors, memory, and screens. And now the TSMC will made chips for Apple devices, and is expected to be in some devices by 2014.
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