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Did Apple and TSMC strike a deal to manufacture A6x processors?
In remarks made on Friday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO Morris Chang said that he anticipates that his company, in 2013, will be responsible for nearly all the chips built using the 28nm process. Consequently, some believe that Chang’s statements indicate that TSMC has at last struck a deal to manufacture chips for the […]
Continue reading...Samsung tightens the A6 pricing screws on Apple by 20 percent
Monday, November 12, 2012
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While Apple has settled its dispute with HTC, its legal battles with Samsung continue to rage on. To that end, we’ve heard a number of rumors regarding Apple’s efforts to look for a Samsung replacement, but remember that Apple isn’t the only one holding any cards in this game. Marketwatch reports that Samsung really upped […]
Continue reading...Apple lessens reliance on Samsung with A6 processor
Monday, October 15, 2012
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It’s no secret that Apple likes to control as much of the technology that goes into its products as possible. This need for control is further exacerbated when Apple finds itself uncomfortably reliant upon a competitors technology. Most recently, we saw Apple completely remove all Google products from the iOS homescreen when iOS 6 shipped […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5’s A6 dynamically changes its clock speed for increased battery performance
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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TUAW reports: One possible reason the iPhone 5 has such great battery life is the clever way the A6 changes its clock speed. While originally thought to be clocked at 1GHz, the chip has been clocked at 1.1GHz as well as 1.3GHz by Current Editorials. While 9to5Mac saw the chip’s speed drop as low as 550MHz, this seemed to do […]
Continue reading...ARM blocks on Apple’s A6 were laid out by hand – Report
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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iFixIt tears down Apple’s iPhone 5 A6 processor and has some interesting findings. Journey to the center of the A6. The most prominent features inside are the Dual ARM cores, and the three PowerVR graphics cores. When compared to the rigid, efficient layout of the GPU cores directly below it, the layout of the ARM […]
Continue reading...Apple working on A5X and A6 processors – Report
Sunday, February 26, 2012
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9to5Mac has an interesting scoop detailing how Apple is simulataneously working on an A5X processor alongside an A6 processor. While Apple is a company of patterns, there have been conflicting reports as to which chip we’ll find nestled inside the soon to be released iPad 3. While it was long assumed an A6 chip from […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 to include quad-core A6 and 4G LTE support
Monday, January 16, 2012
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Much like CES 2011, CES this year was replete with a large selection of tablet devices keen on stealing away marketshare from the iPad. But not one to rest on their laurels, Apple is already gearing up to release its next-gen iPad, with the latest rumors pointing to a release sometime in early April. Feature […]
Continue reading...iOS 5.1 beta hints at quad-core iPhones and iPads
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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9to5Mac did some deep digging into the iOS 5.1 beta and found references to quad-core chips that, we imagine, will eventually – and hopefully soon – make their way into the iPhone and iPad. The references to quad-core iPhone and iPad chips come by way of a hidden panel that describes cores that are supported […]
Continue reading...Apple’s A6 manufacturing will remain a Samsung job
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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Despite Apple and Samsung’s massive legal dispute which now spans 4 continents and over 10 countries, Apple’s upcoming A6 chip – which will probably debut with the iPad 3 – will likely come from Samsung. Over the past few months, a number of reports have claimed that Apple was moving its processor production away from […]
Continue reading...iPhone A5 processor to come from Samsung; A6 to come from TSMC
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Apple’s ongoing litigation with Samsung is arguably spiraling out of control. The number of lawsuits between the two entities is constantly expanding and now spans 4 continents. At the same time, Apple is one of Samsung’s biggest customers – a fact which has obviously led to some awkward tension between the two companies. In the […]
Continue reading...TSMC begins trial production on Apple’s upcoming A6 chip
Friday, August 12, 2011
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A few weeks back, reports surfaced suggesting Apple, on account of their dispute with Samsung, wanted to tap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture its A6 chip. In addition to Apple’s beef with Samsung, it’s also been reported that Apple is interested in TSMC because they have the highest yielding 40-nm process in the […]
Continue reading...Was the iPhone 5 delayed due to overheating issues with the A5?
Thursday, July 14, 2011
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An unsubstantiated rumor emerged today from Sohu.com, a Chinese website. The report relays that the iPhone 5 was not launched this Summer due to overheating issues emanating from the A5 chip used in the device. Further, the report claims that Apple is still struggling to get a handle on the heating issue which is why […]
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Monday, January 21, 2013
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