Ngelixa amarhe malunga ne-Apple 8 elandelayo ye-Apple ihlala iphambili kwimithombo yeendaba ezikhethekileyo, iinkampani eziphambili ezichaphazelekayo kwinkqubo yokuvelisa izinto ziqala oomatshini. Kule meko sine-TSMC (Inkampani yaseTaiwan Semiconductor yeNkampani) kunye ukumiliselwa kwemigca ye-chip yayo ye-A11 ye-iPhone elandelayo isuka kwiApple. Kungumnqa ukuba kule ngqondo akukho "lucalucalulo" phakathi kwe-iPhone 8 kunye ne-iPhone 7 kunye ne-7s Plus kwezi chips ze-nanometer ezili-10, ukuze ke zibe neemodeli ezintathu ze-iPhone, njengoko kuye kwaxelwa ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, baya kuba kumqhubekekisi.
Ngayiphi na imeko, kulindeleke ukuba uphele lo nyaka u-2017 inkampani ye-TSMC izakuba yiyo elawula ukwenziwa kweetshipsi ezingaphezulu kwesigidi se-100 ze-iPhone, inani elothusayo ngokungathandabuzekiyo kwaye lisishiya sizibuza ukuba izokwazi na nikezela ngesimangalo sika-Apple. Inkumbulo yethu isemtsha ngento eyenzekileyo nge-iPhone 6s kunye nee-6s kunye neeprosesa zabo zeSamsung kunye neTSMC, Into eya kulungiswa ngu-Apple kulo nyaka uphelileyo nge-iPhone 7 kunye ne-7 Plus ishiya i-TSMC njengomenzi ophambili.
Kwelinye icala, kubonakala ngathi ulibaziseko luthintele i-TSMC ukuqala imveliso kwezi chips kwi-iPhone ngaphambili, into esinethemba lokuba ayizukuchaphazela ukuveliswa kwezixhobo. Ngoku iingxaki zisonjululwe, ukuveliswa kweprosesa ezili-10 nm kwisizukulwana esilandelayo se-iPhone sele kuqhubeka kwaye sine kuphela yiba nomonde ukubona utshintsho ekusebenzeni nasekusebenziseni okuphunyeziweyo ngezi projekthi zintsha zesixhobo seApple. Ngokomgaqo, kukho indlela ende yokuya kubona ezi processor kwi-iPhone kodwa imveliso kufuneka iqale kwangethuba ukuze ingaphumeleli xa imigca yendibano isebenza nge-100%.
