Despite the patent dispute Apple and Samsung, the largest computer electronics giants are still partners in the field of mobile processors. In Seoul, and hope to continue to cooperate with the manufacturer of iPhone.
As it became known, Samsung has received Apple's orders for the supply of processors A9, which will be used in iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Air 3 and iPad mini 4. Mass production of microchips made in compliance with the 14-nanometer process technology and technology FinFet, scheduled for in 2015.
The first 14-nm processors will be released at Fab 8 in Malta and in New York. Feelers chips will be made at the end of 2014 and serial production is scheduled for next year. The transition to 14-nm process technology will allow Apple to make processors by 35% more energy efficient, 20% more productive and 15% more compact chip A8, performed on 20-nm process technology and are used in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Earlier it was reported that a longtime partner of Apple, the company TSMC, is also trying to get the orders from the "apple" of the corporation to issue A9. At the same time in Cupertino do not exclude the possibility of using the power of Intel's processors for the production of iPhone and iPad.
According to some sources, Samsung and TSMC would be shared equally orders A9 in 2015.Note that in the past, Samsung and GlobalFoundries jointly created Fab 8 in New York, to the Korean vendor had a backup production site in case of peak demands.
As for Apple A8, then about 70% of orders for this SoC got TSMC, and only 30% of the volume - Samsung. Due to loss of most of the System LSI division orders Korean company incurs losses.