![Intel to build 10% of all Apple A7 Processors [Rumor]?](https://i0.wp.com/cdnrss.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/intel-apple-processor-concept.jpg?resize=640%2C427 "Intel to build 10% of all Apple A7 Processors [Rumor]?"){kind=small}
As you may know, Samsung used to manufacture Apple’s Ax series of processors (or SoC) but given the strained relationship between the two companies, Apple has been reportedly shopping around to diversify its manufacturing capability. It’s not the first time that Intel has been mentioned as being such a potential partner, and given that it has excellent “fabs” (chip-building plants) it would make sense that Apple talks to them, although Intel is not really known to be a “contract manufacturer” (build chip for others), and usually companies like TSCM, and UMC take on these manufacturing jobs for companies like Qualcomm, Marvell, NVIDIA, etc… It’s typically a low-margin business that Intel is not really interested by. (more…)
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