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Tag: 16nm FinFET

Will Apple use an Intel foundry to stamp future Apple A-series chips?

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 8:59 am15 Comments

At microprocessor giant Intel’s developer forum earlier this month, the company disclosed…

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…

JPMorgan: How to make money from the Apple Watch and Apple Watch II

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 9:26 amWednesday, March 25, 20152 Comments

Implications for supply chain names for Apple Watch and Apple Watch II in 2016…

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…

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…

‘Breakthrough Apple product’ looming? Imagination Technologies and TSMC strengthen technology collaboration

Monday, March 25, 2013 9:49 am12 Comments

Imagination will work closely with TSMC to develop highly optimised reference design…

Analyst: Apple to use TSMC’s new 16nm FinFET process for ‘breakthrough’ product

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:48 amWednesday, January 16, 201313 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to start making…

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