Report: TSMC to be the only manufacturer of processors for the iPhone 7
According to a report from South Korean news outlet The Electronic Times, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, better known as…
According to a report from South Korean news outlet The Electronic Times, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, better known as…
With the recent revelation that Apple had (not unexpectedly) sourced the A9 processor in the iPhone 6s from two different…
We’ve heard and read a lot about Apple going with two different manufacturers for the A9 chip in its iPhone…
A product teardown of both the new 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus devices last week confirmed earlier…
Image via iFixit Two new reports out today are offering a bit of early insight into what to expect from…
We’re still just over two weeks away from the anticipated iPhone 6 event reportedly scheduled for September 9th where Apple is…
Production by Samsung of the A9 chip destined for next year’s iPhones and iPads is underway, according to a report…
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has finally escaped Samsung’s grasp of iOS device CPU production. Although Samsung lost exclusivity last…
The court battles between the two companies doesn’t seem to have harmed Samsung’s position as a key supplier of components…
Korean news site MK Business News (via Reuters) is reporting that Samsung will make 75% of the A9 chip for the next iPhone….
Pegatron, which currently makes the iPhone 5c and iPad mini, is said to be gearing up to make around half…
Samsung, a producer of critical parts for Apple’s gadgets, may be on the verge of suffering another financial blow from…
An artist’s rendition of iPhone 5. The Korea Times reports that Samsung “is seeking a complete ban” on the iPhone…
Just before we heard Apple was not using an ARM-designed processor and instead its first custom CPU design for the…
Chinese Economic News Service (via MacRumors) is citing Citigroup Global Markets analyst J.T. Hsu today as claiming Apple will make…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has been contracted by Apple to soon manufacture A6X chips, according to a report from Taiwan-based…
Oh, Digitimes. This is the 4th year in a row that you’ve reported that Apple would be moving its chip…
Floorplan comparison: Apple’s A4 chip (left) and the latest A5 processor (right) Reverse engineering wizards over at Chipworks put the…
The Korea Times today reports that Apple is in negotiations with Samsung to have the company supply the flash memory…
At a press conference, ZDNet says that Samsung president of the company’s semiconductor arm is looking forward to reversing its profit forecasts when it…
Bloomberg reports that Samsung has signed on to provide A9 chips to Apple for the next-generation iPhone. Apple moved to Taiwan…
According to Chipworks, there are actually two different sized A9 processors floating around in the iPhone 6s and 6s plus…
After some debate over whether the difference between iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models made with Samsung or TSMC…
A new report suggests that Apple is playing A9 chip makers Samsung and TSMC against one another in the lead up to…