Samsung Rumored to Return to iPhone Chip Production in 2018


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samsung electronics return producing chips apple in next year's iphone lineup, according new report today the korea herald. before, taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company held sole supplier responsibility of providing apple's a10 chip in iphone 7, a11 chip in upcoming iphone 8, today's report references "crucial deal" made between samsung electronics co-ceo kwon oh-hyun , apple during visit cupertino last month.

according report, samsung managed close deal because of company's decision purchase equipment solely intended 7-nanometer chip fabrication iphone devices. move, using samsung's "close ties on oled," convinced apple reintroduce supplier iphone chip supply chain. although details remain vague, the korea herald's sources said samsung "share parts" of 2018 iphone orders have been monopolized tsmc.

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in 2015, apple dual-sourced a9 chip both tsmc , samsung iphone 6s , iphone 6s plus, leading blowback consumers when battery tests performed , saw tsmc chips outperform made samsung. avoid issue again, , tsmc's aggressive moves adopt smaller , more energy efficient manufacturing processes, apple chose company sole supplier of a10 , a11 chips.

now, samsung said preparing tests own chip processing machines, , next plans "seek final approval apple chip production" presumably called a12 chip. sole oled supplier 2017 iphone, samsung display's deal apple has placed manufacturer providing between 70 , 92 million oled displays upcoming iphone 8. apple predicted shift oled-only iphone production 2018 or 2019.

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oh dear, we're going have chip gate next year.
don't care, i'm sure forum , lot of other sites full of complaints
 


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