Despite an acrimonious relationship that has often spilled into the courts, it appears that Apple and Samsung are once again working together to manufacture the next-generation Apple A-series processor. According to an unnamed Samsung official who spoke to ZDNet Korea, the manufacturing agreement is already signed and engineers from the two companies are working together to ramp up mass production. […]
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TSMC To Manufacture Apple A8 Chipsets?
Rumours that Apple was looking to partner with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for upcoming chipsets have surfaced again. Digitimes today reports that the two companies have signed a three-year agreement that will see TSMC supply Apple with next-generation A-series chipsets built using 20nm, 16nm and 10nm process nodes. Limited production is set to start next month on 20-nanometer Apple […]
Apple to switch to TSMC from Samsung for chip supply in 2013?
In the latest sign that their nasty legal battle is straining their business relationship, a report suggests that Apple is looking to drop Samsung as a chip supplier in 2013. First came rumours that Apple would shift iPad and MacBook battery production from Samsung to Amperex Technology and Tianjin Lishen Battery. Now comes word from Digitimes that Apple is also […]
Samsung and UMC to manufacture Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipsets
Qualcomm appears to have found a solution to its Snapdragon S4 chipset supply issue. With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) unable to meet demand until 2013, it has reached out to Samsung and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to manufacture additional 28nm chipsets for it. According to the Taiwan Economic News, UMC will manufacture some 3,000 to 5,000 wafers a month, […]
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipsets supply issues to continue until 2013
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipsets will remain in tight supply likely until the end of the year. Qualcomm’s supplier, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), is still unable to meet current demand. At the company’s last annual general meeting, TSMC Chairman and CEO Morris Chang said that supply would continue to lag behind demand in the third quarter but would start to […]
Rumour: LTE HTC One X availability delayed by Qualcomm S4 production halt
A production halt by TSMC, the company manufacturing Qualcomm’s S4 chips, could impact the availability of the upcoming LTE-enabled HTC One X (and other devices such as the Huawei Ascend P1). According to SemiAccurate sources, TSMC abruptly stopped its 28nm chip production about three weeks ago (before MWC 2012 kicked off) “to make unnamed changes to the process.” The stoppage […]