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Samsung Starts Manufacturing Apple's A9 Chip for 2015 iOS Devices

Manufacturing of Apple's A9 processor is reportedly underway in Samsung's Austin, Texas plant, according to Korea's ET News (http://english.etnews.com/electronics/2969056_1303.html) (via The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/12/7381149/when-it-comes-to-chips-apple-just-cant-quit-its-samsung-habit)). Samsung is believed to be handling the bulk of the orders for the A9 using its 14-nanometer chip process, with rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) contributing a supplementary supply.
 
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 Samsung and TSMC have been competing for Apple's lucrative A9 processor contract after Apple in 2013 signed a multi-year deal (http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/28/tsmc-confirms-deal-with-apple-to-produce-a-series-chips-for-future-ios-devices/) with Taiwan's TSMC to supply A-series processors for Apple's iOS devices. TSMC took lead on the A8 chip, fabricating (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/19/iphone-6-20-nm-tsmc/) the SoC for both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The Taiwanese company also reportedly landed the contract (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/15/tsmc-a8x-chip-12-9-ipad/) to produce Apple's A8X chip, which is found in the new iPad Air 2.
 
 Samsung semiconductor head Kim Ki-nam last month confirmed (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/02/samsung-work-a9-chips-end-2014/) the company would begin producing 14-nanometer processors for Apple in a supply chain deal that will have a positive impact on Samsung's profits. A report from last year suggestsed TSMC would replace Samsung as Apple's lead chip supplier, but Samsung's technological progress with its 14-nanometer process may have swung the pendulum back in its favor.
 
 
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Source: Samsung Starts Manufacturing Apple's A9 Chip for 2015 iOS Devices (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/12/samsung-manufacturing-a9-soc/)