Although last week information appeared that suggested that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), would only contract the Taiwanese from TSMC to manufacture the future chip A8 al iPhone 6, here it is in reality Samsung it was also contracted by those from Cupertino. According to some information published in the press in the base some details provided by a manager of Samsung, the Korean company will manufacture the future chips in its factory in Texas, where the current chips are now produced A7 but by iPhone 5S, iPad Air si iPad Mini with Retina Display.
The first chips A8 would be delivered to Apple in the second part of this year, iPhone 6 due to arrive in stores in the fall, probably in the same period as iPhone 5S. Although for now nothing is known for sure, it seems that Apple has divided the orders for the future chip A8 between Samsung and TSMC, the Taiwanese receiving most of the contract awarded by Apple. Regardless of which of the two companies received orders for more products, it is clear that Apple is taking the first important steps to abandon Samsung in terms of manufacturing iDevice chips.
