Apple won't trust Samsung to make the A11 processor either; will continue with TSMC

So far, on many of the occasions we have talked about Samsung, we have labeled the Korean giant as Apple's "intimate enemy". Although I am more inclined to think that much of the information we read about disputes between Apple and Samsung they are part of a marketing strategy, the truth is that both companies are rivals and it is dangerous for their own aspirations to "feed" the enemy. This is something they know in Cupertino, which is why Apple wants to lose dependence on Koreans.

If the rumors are true, and nothing makes us think that it will not be the case, all the A10 processors that the iPhone 7 will include will be manufactured by TSMC. At first we might think that this would only be the case in 2016 but, According to Chinese media Economic Daily News, Apple will continue to rely on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in 2017, that is, the "iPhone 8", "Tenth Anniversary" or whatever they decide to call next year's iPhone will also include a A11 processor created entirely by TSMC.

Not the A10, but the A11 will be manufactured in a 10nm FinFET process

TSMC Co-CEO Mark Liu has already announced that its first product manufactured in a 10nm FinFET process has already been manufactured with "Satisfactory Performance" and that three products have already been prepared for its customers, that is, already has completed initial design to create skins that will be used to print chips to three clients. The design could still undergo changes, but it is said that the first steps in the manufacture of the A11 will take place in May of 2017. The other two companies that will use TSMC's 10nm process are MediaTek and HiSilicon.

Although it seems clear that Apple continues in its efforts to lose dependence on Samsung, it also seems that it will never be able to stop trusting the Koreans 100%. The future of the screens of iOS devices goes through the OLED displays And, although there are other companies willing to create these screens, Samsung is the company that can offer the highest quality. In any case, they must not rest on their laurels or the competition could end up with all the orders.