Report: TSMC has a “good chance” of winning Apple’s chip biz in 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has long been rumored to become an alternative supplier for Apple-designed processors powering iOS devices. However, yield issues and manufacturing difficulties with the foundry’s 20-nanometer process pushed back those plans. Meanwhile, Samsung continues to make the Ax-series of processors for the latest iPhone and iPad. Per chatter from Asian supply chain, TSMC is working hard to ramp up 20-nanometer production“ahead of schedule”, apparently in a bid to win over Apple’s chip business from Samsung by 2014…...