Apple gets an exclusive deal with chipmaker TSMC

It appears that Apple has negotiated an exclusive deal with chip maker TSMC. As a result, the iPhone line secured technological leadership, so to speak, with more powerful processors. Competition is at a disadvantage.

It looks like the next iPhones will be more powerful than before. At least if you are current Media reports may believe. Because Apple is apparently planning to install an improved core processor in the next generation of its smartphones.

The background is a cooperation with the chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. – TSMC for short. The iPhone group is said to have secured an exclusive deal with the Taiwanese company.

TSMC chips: An exclusive deal that gives Apple a technological edge

According to a report before the information TSMC uses a new process to produce chips that are smaller, faster and more energy efficient. They are called 3 nm chips. The name seems to refer to the technology that makes it possible to make the already small structures of a computer chip even smaller.

The space gained also allows more transistors to be interconnected. This makes the chips more robust and economical. Among other things, this can enable additional battery capacity.

Apple seems to have committed TSMC to acquiring the processors about a year earlier than other companies. In addition, the chip manufacturer bears the costs of any errors that could inevitably occur during production.

TSMC guarantees the financial benefits to Apple

For Apple, this means huge savings. Because how the information Reports indicate that 20 to 30 percent of the chips produced by the Taiwanese with the new technology are currently unusable. This is not unusual. However, the deal will save Apple a lot of money.

TSMC and Apple have been working together for nearly two decades. At that time, the company had replaced Samsung as the hardware supplier to manufacture iPhones. 23 percent of the $72 billion in sales is said to be attributed to the production of iPhone and Mac chips. This makes Apple the chip maker’s biggest customer.

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