Washington: As Apple is eyeing to launch is flagship smartphone Apple iPhone 6, now new report recons that company have started production of A8 chip for its next generation smatphone.
DigiTimes reports Apple has tasked a trio of semiconductor product packaging companies to supply the next-generation “A8” mobile processor.
Amkor Technology, STATS ChipPAC and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering will apparently all handle packaging of the processor likely to power Apple’s next iPhone and other iDevices.
In addition, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is also believed to have secured wafer bumping and foundry orders for the A7 follow-up. This is likely given that Apple and Samsung signed TSMC on as a third processor-making partner last December.
By the second quarter of 2014, TSMC is expected to ramp up production on A8 chips using a 20nm process technology. The upcoming production date suggests the iPhone 6 is right on schedule for this year, and we may even see it land as early as June.
This design allowed the 64-bit A7 chip to blow almost every mobile processor out of the water, at least in benchmark tests. As the A7’s successor, the A8 chip is expected to deliver even more power for Apple’s future line of iPhones as well as the next iPad and future iPad mini.
Just as the iPhone 5S was leaked into existence, we expect to hear more about Apple’s next handset in the coming months.
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