Apple reportedly agrees to TSMC chip price hike
After a report less than a week ago claimed that Apple was balking at paying TSMC more, Apple has allegedly agreed to accept a manufacturing price hike.
In late September, Apple was reported to have rejected TSMC's plan to raise its chip manufacture prices by up to 6%.
Now, a report from Economic Daily News on Tuesday evening suggests that Apple has agreed to the price increase.
TSMC is a major manufacturer when it comes to chips for Apple devices. Apple could likely be the first company to employ TSMC's new 3-nanometer processors for the anticipated A17 in 2023's iPhone 15 Pro.
It's not clear what the price hike is specifically for, either 3nm, later processes, or the next batch of chip production. Apple and TSMC are likely well along in the next round of chip production -- which is not an instant process.
TSMC was first rumored in August 2022 to be planning an increase. Shortly afterwards it formally told its customers that the price rise would take place in 2023.
Read on AppleInsider
In late September, Apple was reported to have rejected TSMC's plan to raise its chip manufacture prices by up to 6%.
Now, a report from Economic Daily News on Tuesday evening suggests that Apple has agreed to the price increase.
TSMC is a major manufacturer when it comes to chips for Apple devices. Apple could likely be the first company to employ TSMC's new 3-nanometer processors for the anticipated A17 in 2023's iPhone 15 Pro.
It's not clear what the price hike is specifically for, either 3nm, later processes, or the next batch of chip production. Apple and TSMC are likely well along in the next round of chip production -- which is not an instant process.
TSMC was first rumored in August 2022 to be planning an increase. Shortly afterwards it formally told its customers that the price rise would take place in 2023.
Read on AppleInsider
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TSMC (TSM) likely provided data that price hike was justified. Switching to Samsung would have set back development.
Out five years, others are planning 2nm and 1.4nm processes.
Gas is about $3.25-3.65 in Ohio, up due to a refinery fire last month.
High gas prices are hastening the switch over to electric.
Ohio has also developed a lot of renewable energy, one of the reasons Intel is planning 7 chip fabs in Ohio.
I'm running on Ohio river area hydroelectric at a rate 75% that of natural gas (and far less than coal).
You CANNOT get smaller than 4nm in the Laws of Physics - Do the research yourself. As for dams, well research that as well.
nationally, gas prices have fallen from over 5 to under 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_nm_process
No verified facts or corroboration, just rumors taken as gospel by those with an axe to grind and all designed to throw shade at Apple. News at 11. Maybe they did, maybe they didn’t. Nothing that deserves 20 comments.
The three word we always hear, ‘reports’, ‘claims’, ‘allegations’ that never need proof, just blind belief, you know, like politicians.