This is the downside of being an actor fabless own - fabless in English. Apple is de facto subject to the good wills of its suppliers, and this is dangerous when its main strategic supplier and also his direct opponent.
While a U.S. federal judge has denied Apple the ability to add the Galaxy S4 in the list of smartphones violate its patents, the U.S. giant has spent the last week a new milestone in its decision-distance vis-à- Samsung screws.
A lengthy negotiation
After months of negotiation and multiple attempts, Apple has signed a three year agreement with the Taiwanese foundry TSMC. This will produce the next generation of chips that animate its smartphones and tablets. It is revealed that last week the newspaper Digitimes , which detailed that over this three-year plan, Apple would benefit from technology developments to switch to burning chips manufactured in 20 nm, then 16 and finally 10.
Thus, as suggested leaks , a few weeks ago, TSMC will start producing A8 chips in small quantities from this July, before increasing production volumes early next year. This chip should equip iPhone for commercialization in early 2014.
It should be about 50,000 wafers that come out of the newly installed TSMC in the first quarter of 2014 plants. Gradually, this capacity 50,000 wafers, which are 20,000 going to burn 16 nm. The A9 chips and A9X should go into production at the end of the third quarter of 2014, according to the Taiwanese newspaper.
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