In ultimele luni s-a zvonit ca Apple ar fi dispusa sa renunte la Samsung in ceea ce priveste producerea de procesoare pentru iDevice-uri, iar astazi aflam ca TSMC a fost aleasa pentru a fi un noul partener al Apple. Acest parteneriat ar urma sa ii aduca, companiei Apple procesoare quad-core produse folosind un proces de fabricatie de 20nm, iar asta inseamna ca viitoarele iDevice-uri vor fi mai rapide si vor avea o autonomie mult mai buna. Parteneriatul dintre cele doua companii este incheiat pentru doi ani de zile, deci ne putem astepta ca iPad 4 sa vina cu un procesor quad-core.
Taipei, Oct. 12, 2012 (CENS)–Citigroup Global Markets Inc. estimated Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to be the only supplier of 20nm process to Apple quad-core processors over the next one to two years, citing the company’s unmatched technological advance on 20nm process and Apple’s decision to adopt 20nm quad-core processors in its new products. Citigroup Global Markets’ market research fellow, J.T. Hsu, pointed out that Apple began verifying TSMC’s 20nm process in August this year and may begin risk production in November with the process.
Conform informatiilor oferite astazi, Apple ar urma sa utilizeze procesoarele in tablete iPad, un eventual televizor, in Apple TV si in MacBook-uri, insa iPhone-urile ar urma sa ramana cu procesoarele dual-core pe care le stim deja cu totii. Informatiile acestea vin cel mai probabil de la surse din interiorul celor de la TSMC, deci nu trebuie privite ca fiind 100% credibile, insa implementarea de procesoare quad-core ar fi urmatorul pas logic pe care Apple ar trebui sa il faca, cel putin in cazul tabletei iPad.
Hsu estimated Apple to design quad-core processors into iPad, iTV and even Macbook. iPhones will be still powered by duo-core processors to highlight its low power consumption merit. He pointed out that Apple began developing quad-core processors in 2010, when it acquired fabless chip company Intrincity. Until the acquisition, Intrincity had announced multi-core processors.
