Report: Apple To Switch From Samsung to TSMC For ARM CPU Production

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Apple is planning to shift production of its ARM-based microprocessors from Samsung to the Taiwanese chip-baking giant TSMC as early as next year, according to a report by the China Economic News Service (http://cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_41728.html)(CENS). The report cites CitiGroup Global Markets analyst J.T. Hsu as saying that TSMC will be Apple's sole supplier of 20nm quad-core processors, with volume production to begin in the fourth quarter of 2013. He also noted that Apple began its 20nm chip-verfication process at TSMC in August of this year. Hsu told CENS that the future quad-core chips were intended for Apple's 'iPad, iTV and even Macbook,' turning up the heat on two rumors that have been simmering for months: that Apple is planning a move into the television market, and that an ARM-based MacBook is in the works.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/10/12/2253245/report-apple-to-switch-from-samsung-to-tsmc-for-arm-cpu-production