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It's interesting that Pat hopes that Apple would want another supplier, but I don't see 3nm Intel fab happening in the near future.
by xiphias2 6y ago
It's interesting that Pat hopes that Apple would want another supplier, but I don't see 3nm Intel fab happening in the near future.
- tibbydudeza 6y agoApple did it once before when it sourced CPU's from Samsung and TMSC for the A9 iPhone 6S using a 14 vs 16nm node processes. But I don't see why they would do it unless there was supplier issues.
- xiphias2 6y agoPeople didn't like Samsung chips, they started complaining about battery life, that was why Apple moved to being TSMC only I think.
- totalZero 6y agoApple always wants another supplier. That's how they hammer input prices lower. https://www.wsj.com/articles/jobs-cook-iveblevins-the-rise-of-apples-cost-cutter-11579803981 https://www.wsj.com/articles/jobs-cook-iveblevins-the-rise-o...