… However, "Apple has concerns about using non-TSMC technology and may not ultimately move forward with another partner," according to Bloomberg . Currently, Intel and Samsung are both lagging behind TSMC when it comes to processor technology. …
… The news suggests Sony will lead the project, based at Sony's newly-built facility in Koshi City, but leveraging TSMC's "strengths in process technology and manufacturing excellence." Both companies also have one hand out in front of the Japanese government in the hope of some further financial inc… …
… Intel 18A is roughly equivalent to TSMC's N2 process in terms of performance and transistor density. TSMC would still manufacture 90 percent of Apple's processors, "even if Intel's initial shipments go smoothly," Kuo wrote. …
… "And we need the chips so we're going to build the Terafab." The Terafab project, estimated to cost at least $20 billion, will start with the Advanced Technology Fab in Austin, Texas, where Tesla is already headquartered. …