investor note from reputed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo sheds lot of light on some of Apple's upcoming product plans.
First and foremost, and not at all surprising, Kuo relays that Apple will rely on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company exclusively for its forthcoming A13 and A14 processors on upcoming iPhone models.
Again, this should not come as much of surprise to anyone given that Apple has been trying to distance from all things Samsung for quite few years now..
What is somewhat surprising, and downright interesting, is Kuo's that Apple may tap TSMC to manufacture ARM-based processors for Mac as early as 2020.
Early last year, for example, ing that Apple has team of engineers tasked with designing ARM-based processors for upcoming Mac laptops...
Now does this mean that Apple is poised to abandon Intel processors within two years.
Kuo also writes that Apple may call on TSMC to manufacture chips for the company's Apple car.
And Tim Cook last year confirmed Apple's work in this area..
Cook said that Apple is focusing on autonomous systems and that it's a technology that we view as very important...
Kuo adds that Apple Car may see the light of day as early as 2023, ..
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