#1
Inviato 24 June 2011 - 02:46 PM
Meanwhile, a second report published by the Chinese-language Commercial Times on Friday offers the first hints towards a time-frame for Apple's third-generation mobile processor, dubbed the A6.
According to the report, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) "stands a good chance of winning orders" for the A6, which is scheduled to turn up in Apple's 6th-generation iPhone and 3rd-generation iPad sometime in 2012.
Such a move would signal a loss for Samsung Electronics, which Apple has partnered with for the production of the A4, which found its way in the iPhone 4, and A5, which made its debut inside the second-generation iPad and is expected to turn up in the iPhone 5 later this fall.
#2
Inviato 27 June 2011 - 05:45 PM
Citing "numerous sources in the semiconductor industry," Ars Technica reported on Monday that Apple is likely to tap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to build its next-generation "A6" chip in 2012. Author Chris Foresman characterized chatter about a deal between Apple and TSMC as "deafening."
"It seems likely that Apple is making the change to cut some, if not all, Samsung-made components out of its supply chain," the report said.
The claims come days after a separate report out of China's Commercial Times also pointed to TSMC as a likely partner for production of Apple's anticipated A6 chip in 2012.
The current A5 processor found in the iPad 2 is built on a 45nm process by Samsung. But Apple and TSMC are rumored to build the next-generation A6 ARM CPU based on a 28nm process.
Apple's desire to move away from Samsung stems largely from the fact that the two companies are engaged in a series of lawsuits against one another. Apple has accused Samsung of copying the look and feel of the iPhone, iPad and the iOS mobile operating system, while Samsung has sued Apple and accused it of patent infringement.
The growing legal battle makes for an uneasy situation between the two companies, as the success of the iPhone and iPad has made Apple the largest customer of Samsung. Apple is expected to buy some $7.8 billion in components from Samsung this year.
Rumors of a partnership between Apple and TSMC are not new. Back in March, it was claimed that Apple could align with TSMC on an even faster timetable, having the company produce A5 chips for the iPad 2 and anticipated fifth-generation iPhone.
Earlier rumors suggested that Apple and TSMC had already entered into a foundry agreement, though Monday's report suggests that such a deal was not reached. But both reports also noted that Apple's interest in TSMC is at least partially a result of the fact that there are few options for system-on-a-chip fabrication outside of Samsung.
In May, it was suggested that Intel has shown interest in producing Apple's mobile chips like the A5. Ars characterized that development as a "remote possibility," only if Apple could combine its low-power custom ARM designs with Intels' new three-dimensional 22nm transistor process.
#3
Inviato 12 August 2011 - 07:01 PM
In fact, the sources said, TSMC has been capable of handling processor production for Apple, but didn’t build the business ties with the customer in the past due mainly to limited production lines, which were almost fully booked by existing customers, including Nvidia and Qualcomm. But, the industry has been experiencing a depression, making TSMC stand the chance to collaborate with Apple on processor production this year
aspetto il 2012
visto che il passaggio ad Intel non l'ho mai sopportato
#4
Inviato 14 August 2011 - 07:44 PM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor foundry by market shares now, has allegedly started trial production of the A6 processor in cooperation with Apple Inc., with the production design to be taped out in the first quarter of next year and scheduled to be publicly unveiled in the second quarter at the earliest, according to industry sources.
In fact, the sources said, TSMC has been capable of handling processor production for Apple, but didn’t build the business ties with the customer in the past due mainly to limited production lines, which were almost fully booked by existing customers, including Nvidia and Qualcomm. But, the industry has been experiencing a depression, making TSMC stand the chance to collaborate with Apple on processor production this year
aspetto il 2012
visto che il passaggio ad Intel non l'ho mai sopportato
Non voglio tradurre tutto, dimmi in parole povere perchè aspetti il 2012, grazie.
#10
Inviato 15 August 2011 - 01:32 PM
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Un dispositivo basato su ARM con un sistema operativo basato su Mac OS ma con interfaccia orientata al futuro (abbandono del concetto di scrivania e file, nuove metodologie di input), dotato di uno schermo touch da circa 10".
... aspetta ... dove l'ho già sentita questa?
Modificata da mezzania, 15 August 2011 - 01:33 PM.
#11
Inviato 16 August 2011 - 12:53 AM
Un dispositivo basato su ARM con un sistema operativo basato su Mac OS ma con interfaccia orientata al futuro (abbandono del concetto di scrivania e file, nuove metodologie di input), dotato di uno schermo touch da circa 10".
... aspetta ... dove l'ho già sentita questa?
Ma parlare più semplicemente no?
#12
Inviato 16 August 2011 - 08:36 AM
Un dispositivo basato su ARM con un sistema operativo basato su Mac OS ma con interfaccia orientata al futuro (abbandono del concetto di scrivania e file, nuove metodologie di input), dotato di uno schermo touch da circa 10".
... aspetta ... dove l'ho già sentita questa?
Il Galaxy TAB!
#15
Inviato 19 August 2011 - 01:01 PM
Al momento, in soldoni, una potenza e consumi inferiori. Nel caso in cui si decidesse di continuare ancora con la base di Mac OS X andrebbe riscritto moltissimo codice per adattarsi alla nuova architettura; nel caso, invece, si utilizzasse un iOS evoluto, che è cucito sugli ARM, sarebbe molto più morbido il passaggio a livello di sviluppo, anche se (forse) meno a livello utente. Secondo me, ammesso e non concesso che sia mai il passaggio, nel 2012 non può uscire un Mac (e non si parla di settore mobile...) con ARM a meno di non voler cestinare velocemente tutto il lavoro svolto con Lion (o di voler convertire quest'ultimo per ARM); nel 2013, data in cui ci si appropinquerà al nuovo OS, è possibile.Mah, non sono molto esperto di architetture, che cambiamento produrrebbe il passaggio dai tradizionali processori intel agli arm?
Comunque la cosa veramente importante è che sia trasparente a noi utenti, che poi il nuovo OS giri su Intel, AMD, ARM o un Multivac alla fine conta meno...
Windows 8 girerà sia su x86 che su SoC ARM. Almeno così dicono.(a parte la partzione windows impossibilitata)
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