China Economic News reports Apple will not only switch its iPad LCD panels from South Korean firms to non-Korean firms, but that the company may also shift to TSMC's 20nm process for its future quad-core chips rather than continuing to rely on rival Samsung.
J.T Hsu of Citigroup reportedly informed China Economic News that Apple has been eyeing TSMC, and researching possible use of the firm’s 20nm process for future quad-core chips. Hsu also indicated that preliminary production may begin next month, with volume production expected to begin near the end of 2013.
Apple took Samsung too court not too long ago, and as it turns out, the California court decided in Apple’s favor and awarded the Cupertino-based firm over $1 billion in damages incurred due to patent infringements by Samsung.
