Apple, according to the latest information, is changing chip manufacturers, leaving it Samsung and TSMC, according to Amkor Technology and STATS ChipPAC.
It can be hard to believe that Apple will no longer rely on Samsung for construction of A-series chips, but this move has been predicted by analysts for some time.
So neither Samsung nor the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has received orders for the 8 chip intended to use 2014 in the new iPhone 6.
This is at least mentioned by DigiTimes.
According to anonymous sources, Amkor Technology and STATS ChipPAC have a 40% of Apple's total orders for the next-generation A8 processor, while the remaining 20% should be built by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE).
As you will notice, we report three chips makers who will build Apple's orders, and none of them are the current A7-chip vendor.
And while Samsung seems to have been dropped entirely, TSMC remains in ship ως προμηθευτής αντιγράφων security, according to the sources.
However, TSMC will begin mass production of the A8 chip using 20nm technology in the second quarter of this year, the publication adds.