Is Apple switching foundry partners?
Mark LaPedus, EETimes
2/15/2011 1:24 PM EST
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Is Apple Inc. switching foundry partners?
Apple is mulling a plan to outsource the production of its A4 processor and other ARM-based chips to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), according to Digitimes.
At present, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is Apple's foundry partner. There are also reports that Apple is sourcing $7.8 billion in parts from Samsung.
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