Smartphone Apple's new generation, iPhone 6s, will be equipped with the new processor, Apple A9, one based on the 14-nm process technology using transistors FinFET. On Friday writes Electronic Times.
As it became known yesterday, Samsung and GlobalFoundries, which are partners in the promotion of 14-nanometer technology FinFET, already have acquired its first customers. In the case of such a GlobalFoundries AMD, but Samsung has not named his. And now there was confirmation that it is Apple. According to the source, Samsung has already started to produce single-chip platforms A9 in Texas in Austin.
Smartphones and tablets Apple's new generation, iPhone 6s and iPad Air 3 will be equipped with the new processor, made on the basis of a 14-nm process technology using transistors FinFET. The new process technology will provide 20% higher performance and lower power consumption of the processor by 35%. In addition, the new technology has allowed 15% reduction in chip size compared to products based on 20-nm process technology.
At the moment, Apple smart phones based on chip Apple A8, and tablet iPad Air 2 unit got Apple A8X. Last year, two new products the company used an identical solution.
Apple has long been the main customers for the production of chips from Samsung.However, there was a rift between the producers. And in September 2014, it became known that Apple has deployed the orders for the processors for the iPhone and iPhone 6 6 Plus with lines Korean supplier to the factories of Taiwan TSMC.
In April 2014 it was reported that this year, Samsung plans to reduce its output semiconductor factory in Austin because of the decline in orders from the "apple" of the company.