How much ever the top 2 fight, to
keep a third entering the group, they unite. This policy has been seen all over
the world in all fields. In one such another display , Apple and Samsung have
renewed their agreement related to sourcing of mobile processors, if a new
report is to be believed. According to The
Korea Economic Daily, Apple has signed a new deal with Samsung under which the
latter will supply processors for Apple's iPhone, starting 2015. The report
cites industry sources to inform that the agreement was signed on July 14, and
that Samsung will produce the new chips deploying the 14 nano FinFET technology
for Apple's iPhone 7 which is expected to release in the second half of 2015.
Samsung has produced chips for Apple's iPhone since it was first introduced in
2007. It still manufactures the Apple A6 processor that powers the iPhone 5.
However, it was reported that Apple was cutting Samsung from A7 production as
the two companies were at loggerheads after their rivalry in the smartphones
segment and patent disputes across the world. Apple signing a new deal with
Samsung comes as a surprise as it was believed that the former was cutting its
reliance on the South Korean company. In fact, the news comes shortly
after it was reported that Apple
had signed a three year agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company(TSMC) and its partner Global UniChip to make its new A-series chips
built through 20nm, 16nm and 10nm process nodes. The report had cited industry
sources to inform that TSMC would commence production of the Cupertino giant's
A8 processor in small quantities in July 2013, and increase production capacity
after December. It also said that a part of the chip maker's capacity would be
used for manufacturing new Apple A9 and A9X processors. The Apple A8
processor is expected to power a new iPhone which is expected to release in
early 2014, while the A9 and A9X chips are likely to power new iPhone and iPad
products. Another report by The Wall Street Journal had reiterated that Apple had indeed signed an
agreement with TSMC, citing unidentified TSMC executives as source. It said
that the move was the latest in a series of efforts by Apple to lessen its
reliance on parts produced by Samsung, however, it added that Samsung would
remain Apple's main supplier of high-resolution screens, memory chips and
processors used in mobile devices through next year. Apple and Samsung are having very public
fights in courts around the globe, but the two companies were working quite
well together with Samsung supplying components for Apple's gadgets.
Inevitably, the legal spats lead to talk that Apple will be moving on to TSMC
for its next chip orders. Cupertino did indeed cut down the reliance on
Samsung, the orders for 20nm Apple A8 chipsets was given to TSMC. This is next
year's chipset as TSMC is still working on test 20nm chips, it remains to be seen just what Apple will use for this
year's iDevices (presumably TSMC, but on a bigger process). However, it seems
that it's not over between Samsung and Apple Samsung's advanced 14nm process, which is ahead of what
TSMC will have to offer in 2015, is named as the reason behind Apple's
reconciliation with the Koreans. Cant stay away from the top can you Mr.Apple
and Mr.Samsung ?
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