Game-Changer: TSMC May Build Dedicated Apple Fab @ HotHardware.com

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Trusted sources we've spoken to in the semiconductor industry have implied

that TSMC is considering a partnership with Apple that would realign the

manufacturer's technology roadmap and fundamentally alter the balance of

power between the foundry and its other customers. Morris Chang, TSMC's

CEO, spoke about the possibility of closer collaboration with its customers

in general terms last Friday, but at the time we thought the likelihood of

an Apple alliance was unlikely. We've since been given reason to think

otherwise.

 

A dedicated alliance with Apple that gives the company first access to 20nm

production and/or a dedicated fab could fundamentally redefine the

foundry-customer relationship and have serious impact on both TSMC's other

customers and its competitors...

 

Game-Changer: TSMC May Build Dedicated Apple Fab

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