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So that means if Apple buys their chips from TSMC, then TSMC can now sell Apples chips directly to whoever wants them? It’s not surprising it’s a dead bill. Th

So that means if Apple buys their chips from TSMC, then TSMC can now sell Apples chips directly to whoever wants them? It’s not surprising it’s a dead bill. That leaves a nice opportunity for TSMC to capture a bunch of Apple’s margin without having had to do any of the chip R&D.

jules 4y ago
No. TSMC does own that IP. This is about instances where the IP is owned by company B. I don't know how the legislation would work in a case like that. Most likely Apple would be required to sell replacement parts to everyone, rather than only to its licensed repair shops. In any case this is a theoretical point, it's usually some stupid little chip on the motherboard that got wet and rusty, not the CPU. Or the screen broke. Or the battery is too old.