Samsung Planning to Diversify Chip Business Due to Apple
Apple set to end its business ties with competitor.
Samsung has responded to Apple's supposed desire to cut off its business ties with the former's production of mobile processors.
Stephen Woo, president of Samsung's Systems LSI division who manages the production of mobile processors, told Reuters in an interview that the South Korean technology giant is aiming to "diversify our customer base." Samsung has already added "some Chinese customers."
He admitted that the move is a response to Apple reducing its reliance on Samsung for its chips. The latter pays its chief competitor around $8.8 billion for its mobile processors, which is about 80 percent of Samsung's business. During the upcoming years, though, Apple is expected to completely cut off ties with Samsung. By 2017, the firm may reduce its orders to its rival by 80 percent.
Taiwan-based Commercial Times had recently reported that Apple agreed to a trial production with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company of the A6X processor found in its fourth-generation iPad. Should the trial be successful, Taiwan Semiconductor is expected to receive the whole A6X order.
I have a hard time believing that...
Edit: Nvm, Zak Islam reworded it to make it look that way.. It's 80% of Apples business with Samsung that's been pulled out.
I have a hard time believing that...
Edit: Nvm, Zak Islam reworded it to make it look that way.. It's 80% of Apples business with Samsung that's been pulled out.
What a silly idea
LOL it was not their decision it was Apple's.
Nice spin, you should work for Samsung PR fanboy.
Noticed that too, on top of that these are analyst estimates for 2013. Oh Zak... whatver produces the best click bait.
AMD and nVidia wish good luck to Apple
better yet, I wonder if Samsung can just buy AMD for cheap and give Intel a real run for it's money.
Funny how you still believe that "rumor" when Samsung themselves released an official statement saying it wasn't true. Just like the rumor Samsung was cutting off LCD's to Apple and Samsung turned around and released another official statement saying it wasn't true.
I guess when you want to believe in something even the lamest of rumors appear as facts to you.
Not sure why a common sense comment gets voted down.
People can't seem to comprehend that Samsung Mobile (that makes phones & tablets) is a DIFFERENT DIVISION from Samsung Semi. You can bet that Samsung Semi is pissed off at losing so much money in sales because of the actions of a different division in the same company. They might be "brothers" but that doesn't mean they always get along or are happy about what the other one does.
I have a hard time believing that...
@EricBurny made an excellent point... the "80% of Samsung's business" makes sense if it's their semiconductor devision.