Report: Apple dual-sourcing A9 SoC from Samsung and TSMC
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Chipworks has begun its teardown of Apple's iPhone 6S, and the firm has already made a startling discovery. By delidding the A9 SoC in multiple examples of the iPhone 6S, Chipworks has discovered that Apple is sourcing its latest chip from not one, but two foundries: TSMC and Samsung. What's more, both of these chips are being supplied in the iPhone 6S right now.
From what little Chipworks is revealing right now, it made the dual-sourcing determination based on a difference in die sizes between the A9 SoCs it tore apart. One, the ...