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After Samsung’s rampant IP theft, Apple contracts with TSMC to stamp out A-series processors for iPhone, iPad

Thursday, July 10, 2014 8:34 amThursday, July 10, 201428 Comments

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co…

Inside Metal: How Apple plans to unlock the A7 chip’s hidden graphics performance

Monday, June 16, 2014 11:30 amMonday, June 16, 201419 Comments

Among the surprises that Apple unveiled at WWDC 2014 is the company’s…

Apple’s next-gen iPad likely loaded with iPhone 5s hand-me-downs

Friday, June 13, 2014 4:28 pmFriday, June 13, 201411 Comments

Historically, there’s been a relationship between the iPhone and iPad product launches…

TSMC ramps volume production of Apple’s 20nm A8 processor

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 9:25 amTuesday, March 11, 20148 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed that its 20nm wafers…

Apple’s iPhone 6 will be a monster

Monday, March 10, 2014 11:01 amMonday, March 10, 201475 Comments

If there’s one thing that’s consistent about Apple’s smartphones and tablets…

Apple to stick with Samsung for A8 chip

Monday, March 10, 2014 9:54 amMonday, March 10, 201452 Comments

Samsung has won the contract to produce Apple’s next-generation A-series processor…

iPhone 6 to feature blazing-fast quad-core A8 processor – report

Thursday, March 6, 2014 12:29 pmThursday, March 6, 201421 Comments

Apple was the first smartphone maker to pack a 64-bit processor…

Apple has good reasons to stick with Imagination

Sunday, February 16, 2014 8:32 amSunday, February 16, 201419 Comments

Apple has become probably the finest mobile silicon powerhouse…

Bluefin: Apple iPhone, iPad sales ‘strong’; may beat Wall Street expectations this year

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 5:35 pmWednesday, February 12, 20149 Comments

Analysts John Donovan and Steve Mullane pf boutique shop BlueFin Research Partners…

Apple’s A7 processor targeted in new patent lawsuit

Monday, February 3, 2014 11:29 amMonday, February 3, 201413 Comments

The patent infringement lawsuit concerns Apple’s newest A7 processor and the products that it powers…

TSMC to produce Touch ID sensors for next-gen iPhone, 20nm Apple A-series chips

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 8:56 amTuesday, January 14, 20143 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will begin producing…

Qualcomm insider: Apple’s 64-bit A7 chip set off a panic, it ‘hit us in the gut’

Monday, December 16, 2013 10:25 pmMonday, December 16, 201345 Comments

In public, Apple’s rivals in the smartphone market have tried to downplay…

ARM acquires graphics software firm Geomerics

Friday, December 13, 2013 1:01 pmFriday, December 13, 20135 Comments

In a bid to bolster the graphics capability of its efficient mobile processors…

Apple needs to kick its nasty Samsung habit

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:32 pmWednesday, November 13, 201315 Comments

Apple’s products are undoubtedly well thought out, well crafted, and highly innovative…

GlobalFoundries to produce Apple A-series chips in Upstate New York fab

Monday, November 11, 2013 6:39 pm23 Comments

GlobalFoundries is preparing to make chips for Apple’s iPhone and iPad…

Apple’s next move revealed?

Monday, October 28, 2013 3:02 pmMonday, October 28, 201324 Comments

Apple is a silicon powerhouse…

Frax app sees 90 percent performance boost on Apple’s 64-bit A7-powered iPhone 5s

Thursday, October 10, 2013 4:32 pmThursday, October 10, 201323 Comments

The 64-bit app runs nearly 90 percent faster on an iPhone 5s than the 32-bit version on the iPhone 5…

Computerworld reviews Apple iPhone 5s: Improves an already great experience

Thursday, October 3, 2013 10:29 amThursday, October 3, 20136 Comments

Touch ID feels like telepathy…

Samsung to stamp out 30-40% of Apple’s next-gen ‘A8’ chips, South Korean report claims

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 8:55 amTuesday, October 1, 201322 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will handle the majority…

Apple’s A7 processor expected to be 20% more efficient than A6; debut in ‘iPhone 5S’

Friday, August 16, 2013 10:29 amFriday, August 16, 201318 Comments

With each successive iPhone generation, Apple has introduced a new processor design…

iOS 7 beta code reveals Apple’s upcoming A7 processor to contain Samsung components

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:02 pm24 Comments

It seems plausible that this will be the chip powering the new iPhone 5S

Analyst: Apple better off focusing on chip process development rather than fabrication

Monday, July 15, 2013 2:31 pmMonday, July 15, 201316 Comments

For Apple to build its own full-fledged chip production facility…

Samsung inks deal to resume stamping Apple A-series processors from 2015, South Korean report claims

Monday, July 15, 2013 9:11 amMonday, July 15, 201329 Comments

Samsung Electronics will supply mobile application processor (AP) to Apple Inc…

Apple’s ‘iPhone 5S’ to get major internal overhaul

Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:29 amThursday, May 16, 201320 Comments

Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S is widely expected to feature…

Sharp to ramp iPhone 5S Retina display production in June; Japan Display and LG Display already underway

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 11:03 pmTuesday, May 7, 201321 Comments

Apple supplier Sharp is ready to ramp up display manufacture for the next-generation iPhone…

Apple creating development shop in Orlando, Florida for custom chip design and testing

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:28 amTuesday, April 16, 20135 Comments

Apple’s hardware development operations are expanding to the Orlando, Florida…

Apple dumps Samsung from ‘A7’ chip development project

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:32 amWednesday, April 10, 201348 Comments

The chasm between Samsung Electronics and Apple is expected to widen further…

Apple expected to go Rogue with next-gen iPhone’s super-fast graphics

Monday, April 8, 2013 11:38 am17 Comments

As Imagination Technologies extends its range of licensable Series6 GPU cores…

‘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…

TSMC to fabricate Apple’s forthcoming A7 processor, sources say

Thursday, March 14, 2013 8:38 amThursday, March 14, 201311 Comments

Commercial shipments are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2014…

Next Intel CEO to guide new business, maybe deal to stamp out Apple processors

Thursday, March 7, 2013 8:32 am12 Comments

Intel’s next CEO is likely to shepherd the top chipmaker into…

Intel opens chip foundry business to outside companies, paving way for potential deal with Apple

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:36 am12 Comments

Intel Corp has agreed to make chips on behalf of Altera…

TSMC CEO comments signal massive next-gen Apple A-series chip orders

Saturday, January 19, 2013 12:01 pm39 Comments

Chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Morris Chang…

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…

Apple granted U.S. system-on-chip patent protecting future A-series processors

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:29 am5 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple…

Apple’s processor fab shift from Samsung to TSMC stokes capacity concerns in semiconductor industry

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 9:53 amWednesday, November 28, 201216 Comments

TSMC will start producing chips for Apple’s next iOS devices in 2013…

Apple gets serious about reducing, eliminating orders from Samsung

Monday, October 15, 2012 8:30 amMonday, October 15, 201239 Comments

Samsung Electronics and Apple have been technology’s oddest bedfellows

Apple prepping for next-gen ‘A’ processors

Saturday, November 26, 2011 2:57 pm10 Comments

The current A5 processor that is found in the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S utilizes 45-nm…

TSMC lands contract to produce Apple’s next-gen ‘A6’ and ‘A7’ processors, say sources

Friday, September 16, 2011 11:46 am6 Comments

Apple has recently signed a foundry partnership agreement with TSMC…

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