Intel to start manufacturing Apple SoCs in 2018?

Posted on Monday, August 29 2016 @ 13:02 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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Earlier this month, Intel signed a licensing deal with ARM that allows third parties to contract the chip giant to manufacture ARM-based chips on its 10nm FinFET process. Now Nikkei Asian Review reports that Intel is attempting to capture chip orders for Apple's SoCs, a move that would turn up the heat on TSMC. The first Intel-made chips for Apple's iPhones and iPads could ship as early as 2018:
"TSMC could face tough competition as soon as 2018 or 2019 as Intel is likely to gain orders from Apple by then," Samuel Wang, a veteran semiconductor analyst at research company Gartner, told the Nikkei Asian Review. "Intel has begun to engage with Apple and it aims to grab one or two top-tier customers from TSMC."


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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