While rumors currently waving around a few pieces from the production lines of the iPhone 6, and in particular about its virtually unbreakable screen, new information we have received about the processor that will power the new smartphone apple. Citing Taiwanese and Chinese sources, the Wall Street Journal has indeed indicated that the first batches of A8 processors, engraved in 20 nm, were supplied by TSMC in Cupertino during the second quarter.
Although Samsung is still in the race, Apple and TSMC would obviously much closer recently and the two companies have already started working on the A9 fleas, fleas that should equip devices 2015 and be engraved in 16 nm according to the latest rumors. This year, Apple could weigh as much as 10% of the turnover of TSMC, a figure that may well continue to grow since Apple has decided to help the Asian foundry to achieve its objective in the best conditions.
A8 fleas clocked at 2GHz?
Pass on some rumors that we have discussed here concerning the future A9 processor since it will anyway talk to him once the iPhone 6 announced by Apple. And therefore remain focused on the A8 fleas that will power the iPhone 6 because it still has many secrets to reveal, starting with its technical characteristics that some Chinese media (via G for Games) seem to have sniffed.
Engraved in 20 nm, the A8 fleas could be clocked at 2 GHz, a rather interesting increase compared to the A7 fleas iPhone 5S, which itself is only clocked at 1.3Ghz. We should always have to do a 64-bit fleas, obviously, and it should always be dual core, a detail which, remember, is not necessarily synonymous with inferiority to fleas four or eight cores .
