When it comes to mobile devices there are two competing (and divergent) needs: battery life and power. You want better battery life? Easy, scrimp on power. More power, well you’ll have to pay the battery life cost. Apple does this dance all the time, especially with their Retina devices. Between bigger, better batteries and lots of research into chips, Apple is doing okay. Samsung, however, unveiled a new chip today at CES that is going to make people sit up and take notice.
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Rumor Mill: Chips for Second Generation iPad mini and Bendable Galaxy S4 Screens
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 19, 2012 | Comments (2)
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We’re receiving more cryptic hints about both a second generation iPad mini and a sooner-than-expected launch of the Galaxy S4. Don’t get your hopes up yet folks, these comments are only referring to chip making insights and not items actually in production.We’re receiving more cryptic hints about both about a second generation iPad mini and a sooner-than-expected launch of the Galaxy S4. Don’t get your hopes up yet folks, these comments are only referring to chip making insights and not items actually in production.
Rumor: Apple and TSMC Proposing a Chip Plant in Upstate New York
Broadcom Releases All-In-One Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, and FM Chip–NFC Coming to the iPhone 5S?
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 12, 2012 | Comments (5)
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Broadcom has just released a chip that includes Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, and FM radio together for the first time. Now, if I were Apple and wanted to include NFC in my devices, I’d probably want to have it take up the least amount of space possible. That would be having it on a chip that would already need to be included, yes?
Rumor: TSMC to Start A-Series Chip Production Q2 2013
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 10, 2012 | No Comments »
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While it might be the worst kept secret in the world that Apple is planning on switching form Samsung to TSMC for A-series chip production, rumors are this morning that the switch might start to happen as early as Q2 2013.
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Evening Round Up: Apple Hiring Former TI Engineers and Ashton Kutcher in jOBS
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 04, 2012 | Comments (3)
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This evening we have our first official look at Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in jOBS (yes, lower case “j”, upper case “O”, “B” and “S”) which will premiere at Sundance in January, plus rumor is that Apple is scooping up laid off TI engineers in Israel for it’s Haifa research facility, and Pocket has made a deal with Matter for content and revenue.
It Would Take Apple Over a Year to Switch Chip Suppliers
Posted by Tris Hussey on Nov 30, 2012 | No Comments »
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If there is a constant thread in discussions about Samsung and Apple, it’s when or if Apple would stop using them to make A-series chips. Even this week, people were talking about what the fallout would be if TSMC became the chip supplier. The reality is, however, that even if Apple made the switch today, it might be up to a year before we’d see those chips in production devices.
Would a Switch to TSMC Hurt the Entire Industry?
