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Tag: chip stamping

TSMC dominance in 7nm process enhanced with InFO package as Samsung scrambles to catch up

Monday, June 25, 2018 2:32 pmMonday, June 25, 20186 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is enjoying a sweeping dominance in the 7nm process space…

Apple might achieve what Microsoft’s Windows 10 never could

Monday, June 18, 2018 1:01 pmMonday, June 18, 201826 Comments

When Windows 10 was first revealed back in 2014, I was naturally interested in its new features…

Mobile CPU benchmarks show Apple two years ahead of the competition

Friday, June 1, 2018 10:27 amFriday, June 1, 201812 Comments

ARM has unveiled its latest high-end mobile CPU…

Next-gen iPhone will put an even bigger performance gap between Apple and the Android also-rans

Thursday, May 24, 2018 1:12 pm6 Comments

Apple continues to leap ahead the industry in mobile processor design…

iPhone is going to destroy every Android phone yet again with Apple’s A12 SoC

Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:59 am13 Comments

The A11 Bionic processor that powers Apple’s iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone 8 indeed outperforms every other smartphone that’s currently available…

Apple’s next-gen 7nm A12 chips go into production

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 9:28 amWednesday, May 23, 20188 Comments

Apple’s manufacturing partner TSMC has started mass production of Apple’s next-generation processors…

The pros and cons of Apple A-Series MacBooks

Friday, September 29, 2017 5:00 pmFriday, September 29, 201731 Comments

Apple wants, and has the resources, to control the design of all of the important semiconductors in its products…

Apple, a semiconductor superpower in the making, looks to build their own ARM-based processors for Macs

Friday, September 29, 2017 11:00 amFriday, September 29, 201723 Comments

Apple is expanding efforts to develop proprietary semiconductors to better compete in artificial intelligence…

Details leak on Intel’s upcoming Ice Lake CPU, 10nm schedule

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 4:00 pmWednesday, August 16, 2017No Comments

Intel has taken the unusual step of releasing (or leaking) information on the company’s next-next-generation processor…

Apple’s iPhone 8 build plans changes TSMC’s schedule

Friday, March 3, 2017 12:01 pmFriday, March 3, 20172 Comments

We are reducing our June quarter earnings-per-share estimate for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…

Apple’s shift to TMSC may force Samsung to split chip design, fabrication businesses

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 4:01 pmTuesday, December 13, 201617 Comments

Samsung is reportedly looking at splitting off its chip fabrication business…

TSMC has never been so dominant as Apple orders boost profit

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 10:28 amTuesday, November 8, 20167 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is on a roll…

Intel may be in the running to stamp out future Apple iPhone chips, some analysts say

Thursday, August 18, 2016 8:54 amThursday, August 18, 20169 Comments

Intel announced on Tuesday that it had snagged a leading phone maker as one of the first customers…

Apple’s deadly attack on Samsung

Friday, July 22, 2016 9:30 amFriday, July 22, 201625 Comments

Apple has pre-emptively neutered these complaints being attached to the iPhone 7 family by going…

Post-Brexit, predators go hunting British corporate prey

Monday, July 18, 2016 5:33 pmMonday, July 18, 201623 Comments

Japan’s SoftBank has pledged to double ARM’s UK workforce and could emerge as a good owner, but…

ARM says did not consult with Apple, other customers before Softbank deal

Monday, July 18, 2016 4:55 pmMonday, July 18, 20166 Comments

Britain’s ARM said it did not consult its partners such as Apple that use its technology…

Apple hurts Samsung with exclusive choice of TSMC to stamp A-series chips

Monday, July 18, 2016 4:26 pmMonday, July 18, 20166 Comments

Apple has chosen Taiwan-based contract chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to produce…

TSMC reportedly nabs exclusive orders for Apple’s A10 and A11 chips

Monday, July 18, 2016 11:24 amMonday, July 18, 20163 Comments

The Taiwan-based foundry will continue to be the sole supplier of Apple’s next-generation A11 processor…

Why this Apple A10 chip rumor is likely false

Friday, February 12, 2016 4:36 pm5 Comments

Apple’s chip teams should be able to deliver some very substantial performance and power improvements…

Beleaguered Samsung enters ‘State of Emergency’ as Apple picks TSMC to be sole A10 stamper

Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:35 pm47 Comments

Samsung Electronics has entered a state of emergency system to prevent declination of rate of operation of factories…

TSMC to be sole manufacturer of Apple A10 processor dealing blow to beleaguered Samsung

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 8:34 pm35 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, better known as TSMC, has reached a deal with Apple to be the sole provider of the A10 processor…

What TSMC has revealed about Apple’s future

Monday, October 19, 2015 4:46 pm6 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s Q3 earnings conference telecast shed much light on its partnership with Apple…

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