Ondrej Holzman Ama-iPhones amasha i-6 ne-6 Plus afakwe i-chip ye-A20 ye-nanometer engu-8, ngokusobala ekhiqizwa inkampani yaseTaiwan i-TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Company). Wathola leyo nkampani I-Chipworks, ebeke abangaphakathi bama-iPhones amasha ekuhlaziyweni okunemininingwane.
Lokhu kutholwe okubalulekile, njengoba kungasho ukuthi i-Samsung ilahlekelwe isikhundla sayo esikhethekile ekukhiqizeni ama-chips e-Apple. Ngenkathi kunokuqagela ngalolu shintsho ku-Apple's supply chain, akekho owayazi ngempela ukuthi i-Apple izosuka eSouth Korea iye eTaiwan manje noma kwesinye sezizukulwane ezilandelayo zeprosesa yayo.
I-iPhone 5S isasebenzisa iphrosesa engu-28-nanometer evela ku-Samsung, i-iPhone 6 ne-6 Plus isivele inomshini owenziwe kusetshenziswa indlela ye-nanometer engu-20, futhi ngokusho kwe-TSMC, isivinini se-chip sibonga kakhulu ngalobu buchwepheshe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, amaphrosesa anjalo mancane ngokomzimba futhi adinga amandla amancane.
Kodwa-ke, kusekhona ukuqagela ukuthi i-Apple ayikayeki ngokuphelele ukusebenzisana ne-Samsung. Ngokuzayo, ihlela ukukhiqiza i-chip ye-nanometer engu-14 ngokubambisana ne-Samsung, futhi isivumelwano ne-TSMC siyingxenye yezinhlelo zokuhlukanisa abahlinzeki ochungechungeni lwayo nokuvimbela izinkinga ezingase zibe khona.
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