Samsung can not manufacture chips for Apple A8

Failure to produce new chips for Apple by Samsung this year is not enough production to meet demand. However, Samsung still can produce Apple A9 chip in 2015.

According TechNews Taiwan, failure to meet production requirements A-series chips on 20 nm process so Samsung can be removed from the list of suppliers for Apple A8 chip. The entire chip above will be made by TSMC from Taiwan production in 2014.

Apple A8 chip may not be produced by Samsung. Artwork.

TSMC has been officially confirmed for production chip A-Series for new iOS devices will debut in 2014, according to the WSJ report 6/2013 month.Taiwanese technology firms accounted for 70% of the total expected number of chips is Apple orders while the remaining 30% will come from Samsung undertake. However, due to meet Samsung expected number should be removed from the list supplied A8 chip.

But A8 chip manufacturers can not belong to Samsung, but this does not affect the production plan A9 chip is scheduled for release in 2015. Other reports showed that Samsung and TSMC will continue to be partners supply chip A9 Samsung accounted for 40% while the number of chips produced on a 14 nm process. Initially, Apple selected TSMC to manufacture A9 chips on 16 nm process later moved to Samsung with 14 nm process while Korean companies can meet the demand.

Apple A7 chip is still produced by Samsung. Photo: Cnet.

On the latest mobile devices like Apple's current iPhone 5S, iPad Mini Retina and iPad Air is using A7 chip by Samsung provides production process 28 mm, smaller chip A6 with 32 nm process. A8 chip is expected to appear on devices that Apple might launch later this year.

Although Apple and Samsung have had to go to court because the litigation involving patents, but both remain the major partners of each other. However, Apple is reducing its dependence on Samsung when changing flash memory supply to a third party or used in 2008 for the iPhone screen from vendors such as Sharp and Toshiba since 2010. Even so, Retina display on the iPad was produced by Samsung. The supply of components for Apple gives Samsung estimated revenue of $ 10 billion .