Apple Rumored To Have Begun Trial Run On Next-Generation iPad and iPhone Processor
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According to new reports, Apple and Taiwan-based manufacturer TSMC have begun trial manufacturing of a non-Samsung processor chip, dubbed the A6 processor.
Since the launch of the original iPhone, Samsung has been the manufacturer of the processors that power iOS devices, but Apple and Samsung have been fighting a patent war for quite some time now and the iPad maker is trying to distance itself from its biggest tablet competitor. Apple’s biggest hurdle will be creating a new chip that will not infringe on Samsung’s patent.
Analysts have previously predicted that TSMC was likely to become Apple’s next processor manufacturer. According to Reuters, unnamed sources were quoted to have said, “TSMC has got all the authorization and details ready. Whether Apple puts in a formal order will depend on the yield rate.”
The new processor is likely to debut in 2012 as part of a rumored third generation iPad release, and will follow up as an addition to the next generation of iPhone and iPod Touch, as is the company’s Modus Operandi.
[Via: Reuters]
