TSMC allegedly to be the sole manufacturer of iPhone 7 processor

11 February, 2016
Edges out Samsung due to its more efficient 10nm process.

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  • AnonD-131765
  • 2WH
  • 12 Feb 2016

lol, 11 Feb 2016And who designed the Tegra X1 and Apple A8/A8X, which are a... moreTegra X1 is designed by nvidia, A8/A8X was designed by apple.
and your point is invalid. manufacturing and designing are two different things.

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    • AnonD-308243
    • NmP
    • 12 Feb 2016

    its a shame to witness such well spoken and smart ppl grind each other over companies that stay in thier faces and faking this so called fights. thought the readers here were not child minded to belive in such hype. this companies PR groups publissizes this kind of info to keep attention on them and to keep the followers glued on them. just look at this kind of info with a bit of common sense.

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      • Anonymous
      • ut7
      • 12 Feb 2016

      More than 99.99% of companies in world are copy-cats, only difference is delayed-copy ;) or not getting caught! Using knowledge of ex-TSMC employee for faster improvements in Samsung lab is not new thing for corporate world.

      Also, if Apple has to produce enough quantity of i-products, they need large manufacturer support, and Samsung is one of the largest manufacturer of required components.

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        • AnonD-9000
        • PxV
        • 12 Feb 2016

        AnonD-121494, 11 Feb 2016What rock have you been under? Use your brain a bit, go to ... morehe was right yoww..samsung is indeed a copy cat..go search their galaxy S series u new born alien under the rock inside the cave

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          • AnonD-9000
          • PxV
          • 12 Feb 2016

          Dr. Danger, 11 Feb 2016Hmmm ver nice comment Actually you know Samsung is the lar... morego search wikipedia, which richest company, valuable company, biggest asset, Apple is far ahead of samsung yoww..even samsung has many fields of business

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            • Anonymous
            • HjB
            • 12 Feb 2016

            Anonymous, 11 Feb 2016Apple A9 Samsung 14nm TSMC 16nm Samsung chip problem... moreNow that you mentioned it. Something doesn't seem quite right over here. TSMC with 16nm suddenly able to make a 10nm process? That is a huge jump. Even Samsung in 14nm process haven't used 10nm yet. Or Samsung going to jump straight to 8nm or 6nm and give shame to TSMC. At that momeny when Samsung made a better process I will be like, "In your face Apple!".

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              • AnonD-126854
              • 3$H
              • 12 Feb 2016

              quote:
              'What means TSMC 'won the battle'?
              Translation with Apple dictionary: 'Gave the lowest price' . Right?

              Why should Samsung lower the price now , when have the biggest orders so far? Why expanding the factories and employ new staff? Why so much head aches for the peanuts that Apple want to pay? Samsung are not desperate like TSMC.

              Samsung make all the SD820(basically for all the Andoid phones. Plus Exinos on their own phones)
              Samsung is busy and don't need much Apple now. Apple need Samsung.

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                • Anon
                • uJA
                • 12 Feb 2016

                Anonymous, 11 Feb 2016Apple A9 Samsung 14nm TSMC 16nm But samsung chip suf... moreApple claims every product they offer underwent all quality checks, through testing etc.. & that's why they're at premium price.. bcoz they sell premium phones..

                but now they say the Samsung chipset was not good & creating problems than TSMC chips ?
                And.. Apple was not even aware of it and only woke up to consumer's claims ??
                crap!!!

                Unfortunately the media will even sell that crap.. Samsung/Nokia/Sony has phones running chipsets from different makers for years.. Had any other Mobile company/brand staged such a drama ?? think guys.. You're educated.. just use your brains..

                  Anonymous, 11 Feb 2016The information was not stolen. In fact it was revealed by ... moreWow, you obviously need a moral health check. If someone stole a candy bar and offered it to you, and you took it knowing that the person didn't pay for it, it's still stealing. Even if you did not steal the bar yourself.

                  Trade secrets are protected, and any person which reveals or accepts such information without the proper rights to it is breaking the law.

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                    • AnonD-369297
                    • v0q
                    • 12 Feb 2016

                    this is the most s+upidest comment ever. you have no idea how huge samsung is.

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                      • AnonD-442781
                      • pJm
                      • 12 Feb 2016

                      It looks like nothing more than when Apple hired tesla engineers.

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                        • AnonD-249640
                        • H4q
                        • 12 Feb 2016

                        Awaiting for Nokia come back/Kick-start Samsung is running on the top without future predictions i hope they know what happens if they continue this childsplay if are in this position today just because of Android entry and exit of Nokia brand,now its time for them to relook into retaining in the market.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 61x
                          • 12 Feb 2016

                          you people its all about
                          bussiness politic,
                          nothing else.
                          i iagree it is beceuse of the on going court process.
                          tension between them is arise at the moment.

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                            • Nath
                            • R@T
                            • 12 Feb 2016

                            Richy, 11 Feb 2016Samsung is company with no real potential. All his succes j... moreYou on the other hand, should stop stealing air that you breathe.

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                              • RainX
                              • UD{
                              • 12 Feb 2016

                              On my own persfective: One of the major factors that affected these deal is because of the lawsuites that are currently on going between samsung and apple but i might be wrong it could go either way.

                              It might be apple itself that decided not to got for samsung or the other way around.

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                                • 11 Feb 2016

                                Richy, 11 Feb 2016Samsung is company with no real potential. All his succes j... moreIf you actually knew in how many different sectors Samsung is represented, you wouldn't spout BS like this,

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                                  • AnonD-387177
                                  • pq@
                                  • 11 Feb 2016

                                  Now that is wierd. TSMC wanted to make 16nm arch. for sn820 and lost battle to Samsung snd now they want to make 10nm for apple?

                                  Bad apples.

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                                    • Steve Jobbs
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                                    • 11 Feb 2016

                                    Anonymous, 11 Feb 2016Face it mate. The court ruled that sammy stole from TSNC. A... moreD o you know what you are talking about?

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                                      • Richy
                                      • psd
                                      • 11 Feb 2016

                                      Samsung is company with no real potential. All his succes just depends on Apple's steps and others. Samsung has money but this is not everything. Innovative spirit is needed. I see Sony and Apple as competitive companies. If they worked together it would be great. Sony needs to improve market management. Apple needs Sony for components as IPS and OLED displays and cameras. Samsung should just fade and stop steal the share in mobile world.

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                                        • AnonD-441649
                                        • 3H8
                                        • 11 Feb 2016

                                        im glad Samsung have woken up and smelt the coffee. Everytime Samsung make a component for Apple. Apple sue Samsung. So common sense stop making stuff for Apple. And you wont have to keep paying Apple.