TSMC Preparing To Manufacturer A6X Chip As Apple Looks to Ditch Samsung

[wraggster]

An anonymous reader writes with reports that TSMC is preparing to do a first test run of Apple's A6X chipset (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A6X)currently manufactured by Samsung. The TSMC manufactured chips will feature a process shrink from 32nm to 28nm, and there's a good chance Apple will grant them the contract for the next generation A7 (http://www.slashgear.com/apple-in-28nm-a6x-trial-run-with-tsmc-as-samsung-faces-chip-contract-loss-02262777/) chip. From SlashGear:"The test will kick off in Q1 2013, The China Times reports, with TSMC producing a new, 28nm version of the existing 32nm A6X that Samsung has been producing for the full-sized iPad 4th-gen; the smaller chip, which will likely be more power efficient as well, will debut in a new iPad 5th-gen and iPad mini 2."

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/01/02/1456253/tsmc-preparing-to-manufacturer-a6x-chip-as-apple-looks-to-ditch-samsung