Apple aligns with a new supplier of chips
Apple to severe its relationship with Samsung: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/04/10/apple-severs-more-ties-with-samsung-taps-new-partner-to-build-its-upcoming-a7-processors/ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company(TSMC) to supply chips to Apple on a 3-year agreement. TSMC is listed on NYSE. Apple Chipset lineup according to a Digitime article: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130624PD207.html A8 20-nanometer design rule-->2014 A9 16-nanometer design rule-->2015 A9X 10-nanometer desgin rule-->2015 The 20-nanometer node and its features appears on TSMC's site here: http://www.tsmc.com/english/dedicatedFoundry/technology/20nm.htm But (Hodentek wonders ?) getting from 20 to 16 and 10-NM will not be easy within a year.