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tino
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« on: July 15, 2011, 02:56:33 PM »
Taiwan's TSMC has begun trial  manufacturing of next generation chips for Apple Inc's mobile devices, a  source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, in a sign that the iPad maker is shifting from its traditional chip supplier, Samsung Electronics. Samsung is the sole supplier of the  A5 chips used in the iPad 2, but Apple has hinted it is keen to  diversify away from the Korean company. The two are battling a legal  dispute over patents, and Samsung has also emerged as Apple's toughest  competitor in the......................More via Yahoo Tech
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2011, 04:24:05 PM »
The A6, I wonder? Cortex-A15 chip?
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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2011, 04:26:11 PM »
From reports no the A6 wont be a Cortex A-15
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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2011, 04:33:44 PM »
You think it'll just be the same A5 chip, with 4 cores instead of 2?
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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2011, 04:36:03 PM »
The intention was for a quad core A6 for the iPad 3 but not for the iPhone.

You wont see the Cortex A-15 any sooner than 2012 but probably 2013.
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