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TSMC looks to make $25 billion investment towards manufacturing A-series chips

Although both TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Samsung are vying to be the primary chip supplier to Apple, TSMC has reportedly invested $25 billion to produce the next A-series chips on a 5-nanometer process. No timeframe has been announced for the investment. TSMC has been the exclusive supplier of the A-series chips since 2009, […]

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Rumor: TSMC to create A12 processor using 7 nanometer production process, chips bound for 2018 iPhone models

The future is en route to an Apple product near you. And it’ll use a 7 nanometer manufacturing process when it gets here. Chip producer TSMC is ramping up production of its next-gen “A12” processor, which uses 7nm process lines for the chips destined to power the 2018 iPhone models. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) […]

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Rumor: Apple could delay next-gen iPads until second half of 2017

The next-gen iPads might not launch “until the second half of 2017,” according to sources in the upstream supply chain. The new 9.7-inch iPad is predicted to enter mass production sometime in Q1 2017, while the 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad models will begin production in Q2 of this year. All of the new iPads are […]

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Apple releases AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.7.7 for AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule units

It’s been a while since Apple released one of these. On Wednesday, Apple released its AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.7.7 for its 802.11ac AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule units. The update resolves the following security issues with the devices:

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Intel, Micron announce 3D XPoint memory project, cite speeds of 1,000x faster than NAND memory

If you thought your NAND Flash-based solid state drive was fast, this will blow you away. Intel and Micron announced 3D XPoint memory on Tuesday. The project looks into a joint endeavor into non-volatile memory technology the companies claim is the first major breakthrough in the space since the introduction of NAND flash in 1989. […]