“Samsung Electronics has agreed with LG Electronics and Apple to supply advanced DRAM chips for their new range of smartphones, two people familiar with the deal said Monday,” Kim Yoo-chul reports fore The Korea Times.
“Estimated to be worth billions of dollars, the deal may signal the start of a thaw in the recent icy relationship between Samsung Electronics and Apple, as well as LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics,” Kim reports. “‘Samsung will handle at least half of the amount that Apple needs for its new iPhone ― tentatively named iPhone 6S,’ an industry official who is familiar with the deal told The Korea Times.”
“In a related note, Apple has chosen Samsung to provide mobile processors that will be used to power the upcoming iPhone 6S which is to be released later this year,” Kim reports. “”For applications, Samsung will be responsible for 80 percent of the production of the A9 chipset, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will take care of the remaining 30 percent [sic 20 percent].
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]