TSMC receives huge orders IPAD6 processor re-exposure

October 16 Apple will hold a new product launch, it is generally believed that the next generation of ipad Air 2 tablet will be unveiled. According to the Taiwan Electronic Times website reported that the new flat-panel A8X processor, will also be used by the TSMC foundry. As Apple and Samsung Electronics have strained, Apple has sent more and more of its chip-contract contracts to non-Samsung vendors, and TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor maker, has become a beneficiary of Apple's move. The Electronic Times website quoted sources as saying that TSMC had obtained a contract for A8X processors. The processor is said to be manufactured using 20 nm, just like the A8 processor used in the iphone 6, and more importantly, the 12.9-inch ipad will also use the A8X processor. Sources revealed that the A8X chip area is larger than A8, if the use of 20 nm technology, will give TSMC in good quality rate to bring a small challenge. The sale of Apple's two new handsets has also made TSMC's business a success. According to Apple estimates, two new handsets are expected to reach 7000 to 80 million units by the end of the year. As of the three quarter of this year, 20 of the nano-chip foundry business in the total revenue of TSMC has accounted for 10%, four quarters is expected to increase to 20%. Industry sources said that, driven by Apple's processor orders, the revenue contribution of 20 of chips would account for 30% by next year. In addition to Apple's phone and tablet, TSMC manufactures chips for a large number of Apple-related accessories, including dialog's power management chip, Qualcomm's 4G baseband communications chip, Synaptics's LCD drive chip, and InvenSense's six-axis gyroscope chip , in addition to the Ahthentec company's fingerprint sensor chip. The results showed that TSMC's three-quarter earnings rose 14.2% per cent on a month-on-month basis, hitting a record high of $6.87 billion. Apple's new tablet has not yet been released, but photos and configuration information are already on the web. The leaked photos show that it uses a A8X chip, and that the tablet's memory will rise to 2GB, the first to be implanted with a fingerprint scan chip. It is worth mentioning that the electronic Times website quoted sources as saying that the new tablet could be sold on a large scale in early 2015, while other analysts said the initial supply of the ipad Air 2 would be very limited. The signs are that, while the new tablet is imminent, most consumers around the world may not be able to buy the ipad until early next year.