TSMC, the world’s top contract chip maker, said on Friday…
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Serial Apple-copier Samsung lands Apple A9 chip stamping deal
Apple is discovering it’s harder to split from Samsung than it would like…
Samsung and GlobalFoundries reportedly win majority of Apple A9 chip orders
Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries have secured…
Samsung begins stamping out Apple A9 processors in 14nm FinFET in Texas
Samsung began production of Apple’s A9 in the Austin plant…
Bernstein: Samsung gets Apple’s next-gen iPhone chip business; TSMC gets iPad, ‘iPad Pro,’ and ‘iPhone 6c’
Bernstein believes Apple will likely introduce a larger iPad…
Apple inks multi-billion dollar chip fabrication deal with Samsung, sources say
From 2016, Samsung will supply 80 percent of APs used in Apple devices…
Driven by Apple’s blockbuster iPhone 6/Plus, TSMC notches record net profits
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd…
TSMC lands order for Apple’s A8X processor bound for 12.9-inch iPad, sources say
The SoC of the A8X will be larger than that of A8’s, which could pose…
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…
ARM, TSMC announce plans for 64-bit ARM-based processors on 10FinFET tech
ARM and TSMC have announced a new multi-year agreement in order to develop…
Samsung pins hopes on sales boost from Apple A9 chip deal
“Kim Ki-nam, president of the Korean electronic giant’s semiconductor business…
Apple’s A8 processor launch and its impact on Intel’s mobile CPUs
When Apple introduces their new version of the iPhone 6…
Apple’s shift to TSMC for A8 chip fab hurts Samsung profits
Samsung executives admitted on a recent conference call that the outlook isn’t so bright…
Bernstein: Why Apple Will Leave TSMC Next Year
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co….
Taiwan June export order growth fastest in 1-1/2 years as Apple ramps next-gen iPhones, iPads
The much-anticipated iPhone 6 and new iPads…
TSMC sees record revenue this year on Apple iPhone demand
TSMC is now poised for a burst in sales of chips for the widely anticipated successor to the iPhone 5s…
Apple just delivered another blow to Samsung
Apple made yet another move this week…
After Samsung’s rampant IP theft, Apple contracts with TSMC to stamp out A-series processors for iPhone, iPad
Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co…
Samsung/Globalfoundries, TSMC fight to land Apple A9 processor orders
The Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries team reportedly…
Why Apple was absolutely brilliant to delay Touch ID for iPad until 2014
This year’s iPads should pack the key feature called Touch ID…
Apple’s next-gen iPad Air and iPad mini to feature improved Touch ID
TSMC has expanded its 8-inch chip plant where Apple’s Touch ID sensors…
TSMC ships first batch of Touch ID fingerprint sensors for next-gen iPhone and iPads, sources say
TSMC is already in the midst of fingerprint sensor production…
Samsung, Globalfoundries team up in challenge to TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co. and Globalfoundries Inc. are teaming up…
TSMC targets record revenue as high-end smartphones demand more chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. targets record revenue…
The strange thing about Apple’s recent hires
Over the past three years, Apple has hired at least thirty mid- to senior-level…
Analyst: No Apple custom baseband chips before 2015
Apple’s rumored custom iPhone baseband chip probably won’t be ready until 2015…
Bluefin: TSMC pushing forward on 20nm Apple A-series processors for next-gen iPhones, iPads
Apple‘s path from Samsung Electronics to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…
Apple hires two more senior RF engineers from Broadcom amid reports of new in-house baseband team
At least two high-level baseband hardware engineers have left wireless semiconductor company…
Apple to design its own LTE chips for iPhone 7; to be stamped by Samsung and GlobalFoundries, sources say
Apple reportedly plans to form a R&D team to develop baseband processors…
TSMC capacity booked to the end of 3Q14
The production capacity of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company…
As Apple cuts out patent infringer Samsung, Korean copier plans to reduce U.S. chip production
Samsung Electronics plans to reduce processor chip production and investment…
TSMC ramps volume production of Apple’s 20nm A8 processor
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed that its 20nm wafers…
Apple’s iPhone 6 will be a monster
If there’s one thing that’s consistent about Apple’s smartphones and tablets…
Apple to stick with Samsung for A8 chip
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
Apple was the first smartphone maker to pack a 64-bit processor…
Samsung cut out as TSMC starts stamping out Apple A8 chips for 4.7-inch iPhone 6, sources say
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has started producing chips…
Apple A8 rumors cite no Samsung, no integrated LTE
TSMC and not Samsung will be tasked with production of the A8…
More signs that Apple is gearing up for next-gen A8 chip production
TSMC has already started production of Apple’s next-generation A8 processor…
Bluefin: Apple iPhone, iPad sales ‘strong’; may beat Wall Street expectations this year
Analysts John Donovan and Steve Mullane pf boutique shop BlueFin Research Partners…
TSMC shifts to 8-inch process to produce next-gen iPhone’s Touch ID fingerprint sensors
Acknowledging risks associated with 12-inch WLP technologies, Apple has…
Apple lining up A8 processor suppliers for Q2
Amkor Technology and STATS ChipPAC have each obtained 40% of the total packaging orders…
iPhone phablet to debut in May; iPhone 6 to launch in September, reports claim
Apple is planning to debut the iPhone phablets as a separate product line in May…
