Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi i-Apple ingathanda ukuhlukana nembangi yayo enkulu, i-Samsung, ukuze ukunikezwa kwezingxenye ezivela ohlangothini lwayo kube phansi ngangokunokwenzeka, noma mhlawumbe kungabi nhlobo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu "kwehlukana" kuzobonakala kakhulu kuphela ku-2018. Amaphrosesa amasha we-Apple A12 akufanele aphinde akhiqizwe yi-Samsung, kodwa ngomncintiswano wayo - i-TSMC.
I-TSMC kufanele inikeze i-Apple amaphrosesa ama-iPhones nama-iPads azayo kulo nyaka - i-Apple A12. Lokhu kufanele kusekelwe enqubweni yokukhiqiza eyonga kakhulu engu-7 nm. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kubonakala sengathi i-Apple ngeke ibe ikhasimende kuphela. Ezinye izinkampani eziningi zifake izicelo zama-chips amasha. Izindaba zakamuva ukuthi i-TSMC inamandla okwanele ukuhlangabezana nazo zonke izidingo. Esimeni esihle, i-Apple ngeke kudingeke iphendukele ku-Samsung nhlobo.
I-Samsung isiqala ukulahlekelwa izikhundla zayo
Ngeke kube ihaba ukusho ukuthi i-TSMC ingaphambili kancane kune-Samsung kwezobuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza. Nakulo nyaka, kufanele silindele ukubona umbukiso wehholo elisha e-TSMC, elizoqinisekisa ukukhiqizwa kwamaphrosesa asekelwe enqubweni ethuthuke kakhulu yokukhiqiza engu-5 nm. Ngo-2020, kuhlelwa ukushintshela kunqubo yokukhiqiza engu-3 nm. Uma singaboni inqubekelaphambili ebonakalayo evela kwa-Samsung, kuqinisekile ukuthi isikhundla sayo semakethe singehla kakhulu phakathi neminyaka embalwa.
Umthombo: Ngokuzenzekelayo i-Apple
lokhu okutholakele - yi-tmsc kuphela ebikhiqiza ama-apula processors kusukela ku-A9X ngo-2015, iphrosesa yokugcina lapho ingxenye yokukhiqiza iye ku-samsung kwakuyi-A9 (i-A8 ne-A8X nayo bekuyi-tmsc kuphela)