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Tag: 14nm FinFET

Apple reportedly redesigned all-new 13-inch MacBook due to Intel chip manufacturing issues

Friday, August 17, 2018 11:28 amFriday, August 17, 201811 Comments

Though rumors of a new entry-level MacBook laptop have circulated for quite some time…

Apple could be poised to reveal a fantastic (and sensible) MacBook lineup

Friday, August 17, 2018 10:30 amFriday, August 17, 20185 Comments

The rumor mill notched up a surprise today…

Apple to roll out entry-level MacBook in September

Friday, August 17, 2018 9:27 amFriday, August 17, 201820 Comments

Apple is scheduled to roll out its entry-level MacBook series featuring…

Samsung vs. TSMC: Comparing the battery life of two Apple A9 processors

Monday, October 12, 2015 5:30 pmMonday, October 12, 201534 Comments

Apple is sourcing an important system component, the Apple A9 system-on-a-chip, from both Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor…

How to find out if your iPhone 6s or 6s Plus has the good TSMC or crappy Samsung chip

Friday, October 9, 2015 3:45 pm35 Comments

Reports and videos floating around the Internet seem to indicate that there might be a significant battery life difference…

Analyzing Apple’s statement on TSMC- and Samsung-stamped A9 chips

Friday, October 9, 2015 11:22 amFriday, October 9, 201538 Comments

Since we first learned that the A9 SoC in Apple’s iPhone 6s lineup is dual sourced…

Apple may have made a huge mistake in having Samsung stamp inferior A9 chips

Friday, October 9, 2015 10:03 amFriday, October 9, 201528 Comments

Apple’s A9 is manufactured in TSMC’s 16-nanometer FinFET Plus manufacturing process while the other is built in a Samsung 14-nanometer process…

Apple claims iPhone 6s/Plus’ A9 battery performance only varies 2-3% between TSMC and Samsung variants in ‘real-world usage’

Thursday, October 8, 2015 5:19 pmThursday, October 8, 201524 Comments

Apple has addressed the spate of chatter about differences in performance between A9 chips…

Chipgate: Did you get the good A9 or the crap A9 in your iPhone 6s/Plus?

Thursday, October 8, 2015 4:16 pmThursday, October 8, 201562 Comments

With the release of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, it has come to light that Apple is splitting the manufacture of its A9 processor…

TSMC set to oust Samsung for future Apple chip fabrication

Monday, September 28, 2015 3:55 pmMonday, September 28, 201511 Comments

Despite a late start in TSMC’s 16 nm FinFET process, TSMC appears to have captured…

TSMC to be Apple’s exclusive A10 chip fab

Monday, September 14, 2015 1:55 pmMonday, September 14, 20158 Comments

Taiwan-based TSMC will be the exclusive manufacturer behind Apple’s next mobile chipset, the Apple A10 SoC…

Apple’s A9 set to deliver insane levels of performance

Saturday, August 15, 2015 1:38 pmSaturday, August 15, 201540 Comments

Apple may be set to deliver PC-class performance in the next iPhones and iPads…

Apple iPhone 6s with tri-core A9 chip gets benchmarked, beats most Android flagships

Saturday, August 15, 2015 11:12 amSaturday, August 15, 201528 Comments

An alleged Apple iPhone 6s prototype has been spotted…

IBM announces world’s most powerful computer chips

Thursday, July 9, 2015 1:02 pm24 Comments

IBM said on Thursday that it had made working versions of ultradense computer chips…

Samsung has already lost to Apple in smartphones

Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:01 pmThursday, January 29, 201515 Comments

Apple’s greater profitability affords it the capital needed to fuel…

Samsung begins stamping out Apple A9 processors in 14nm FinFET in Texas

Friday, December 12, 2014 2:59 pmFriday, December 12, 20149 Comments

Samsung began production of Apple’s A9 in the Austin plant…

TSMC overtakes Samsung in FinFET, confident they will land Apple A9 orders

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:28 amTuesday, October 7, 20141 Comment

TSMC, which has more than half the global foundry business, has overtaken Samsung…

Samsung pins hopes on sales boost from Apple A9 chip deal

Thursday, October 2, 2014 8:39 am14 Comments

“Kim Ki-nam, president of the Korean electronic giant’s semiconductor business…

Samsung, Globalfoundries team up in challenge to TSMC

Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:07 pm17 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co. and Globalfoundries Inc. are teaming up…

TSMC, Samsung get orders for Apple’s next-gen 14/16nm A-series chips, sources say

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:29 am8 Comments

Samsung Electronics has signed a contract for the production of Apple’s…

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