The 7nm-based Apple A12 processor expected to power those three next-gen iPhones in the fall has reportedly entered mass production at TSMC. Meanwhile, Samsung is getting close to manufacturing its own 7nm chip for 2019 flagship Androids.
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The Apple A12 processor expected to power all three 2018 iPhone X sequels might be built entirely by TSMC after all, with Samsung reportedly out of contention.
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The next-gen Apple A11X chip is expected to bring a slew of important improvements to the 2018 iPad Pro lineup, octa-core CPU included.
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Mum was always going to be the official word, but luckily, China's FCC equivalent is much more forthcoming about iPhone X battery and RAM details.
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Apple can't stop the software leaks revealing essentially everything about upcoming hardware, including the camera specs and RAM of the iPhone X and 8.
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If you live for pictures of logic boards and silicon, — not silicone — then we have something more exciting than the pants on fire iPhone 8 speculation.
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The Chinese social platform plays host to a post about the A11 chipset and the boastful claim that it will outdo all other chips for at least a year.
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Both the Kirin 970 for the Huawei Mate 10 and the Apple A11 for the fall's new iPhones are being made with 10nm fabrications.
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The A11 isn't out yet, but we're already seeing rumors of Apple A12 chip manufacturing. Samsung and TSMC may need to share Cupertino's 2018 business.
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One of the reasons Apple needed so much time to launch the long-rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro is likely this super-small TSMC-made A10X SoC.
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TSMC told press at a forum that it's working with Apple on the A11 chipset that will be in the iPhone 8 and have also talked about other specs.
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The chipset is finally getting ready for mass production and just in time, too. There's going to be a swell of demand for a pricey iPhone 8.
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Unless Apple is altogether giving up on the long-struggling tablet market, which seems unlikely, a number of new iPads must be right around the corner, considering this fall’s unusual lack of activity on that front.
But the Cupertino-based tech giant’s reliance on the world’s largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry might end up costing it a precious few extra months. Unfortunately, it sounds like TSMC’s sizzling hot 10nm chips won’t be ready for primetime (read mass production) very soon, making it impossible to launch 10.5 (or 10.9), 9.7 and/or 7.9-inch 2017 iPad upgrades as early as March.
It’s probably too late to source A10X processors from a different supplier as well, or go back to the drawing board and use an older, larger node. Besides, Samsung is reportedly facing its own batch of 10nm yield problems, even forcing Qualcomm to settle for a 14nm fabrication process as far as the next-gen mid-end Snapdragon 660 is concerned.
That’s still a major step forward from the SD650’s 28nm roots, with the 10nm-powered Snapdragon 835 likely capable of sticking to its original release timetable. Back to Apple, a TSMC-made 10nm A11 SoC has been widely rumored to exclusively find its way inside next year’s iPhone 8 (and presumably, the 7s and 7s Plus too), but by summer, you can definitely count on a happy end to “lower-than-expected” yield rates.
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It seems that Intel has quickly become a darling with analysts seeking its involvement with Apple. This as there’s an expected date of reckoning between it and one of Infiinite Loop’s silicon goliaths.The chipset producer, one that recently began work on designs from ARM after proving unsuccessful with its own, is said to be pursuing
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Intel might be off of its own struggling horses for mobile. With 10nm ARM-based chips on the way, LG will be happy to buy up some of the legacy chipmaker’s new products soon.But Tawian Semiconductor Manufacturing Company could be facing some competition if Intel’s chipsets are proven to ...
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