Though rumors of a new entry-level MacBook laptop have circulated for quite some time…
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Apple could be poised to reveal a fantastic (and sensible) MacBook lineup
The rumor mill notched up a surprise today…
Apple to roll out entry-level MacBook in September
Apple is scheduled to roll out its entry-level MacBook series featuring…
Samsung vs. TSMC: Comparing the battery life of two Apple A9 processors
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
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
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
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’
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?
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
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
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
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
An alleged Apple iPhone 6s prototype has been spotted…
IBM announces world’s most powerful computer chips
IBM said on Thursday that it had made working versions of ultradense computer chips…
Samsung has already lost to Apple in smartphones
Apple’s greater profitability affords it the capital needed to fuel…
Samsung begins stamping out Apple A9 processors in 14nm FinFET in Texas
Samsung began production of Apple’s A9 in the Austin plant…
TSMC overtakes Samsung in FinFET, confident they will land Apple A9 orders
TSMC, which has more than half the global foundry business, has overtaken Samsung…
Samsung pins hopes on sales boost from Apple A9 chip deal
“Kim Ki-nam, president of the Korean electronic giant’s semiconductor business…
Samsung, Globalfoundries team up in challenge to TSMC
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
Samsung Electronics has signed a contract for the production of Apple’s…
