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Apple wants all of TSMC's 2nm chips, so they sent Jeff Williams in secret
That's been well-documented. That is the N3B process that TSMC used in the M3. It was intended as a stop-gap with some life in it while they got the long-term N3E line going that simplified and optimised things for 3nm production.danox said:Apple has the money and more importantly has their designs ready to go now why shouldn't Apple buy as many slots as they can? Note: Intel in recent times reserved a lot of time and had to cancel because they didn't have their sh_t together as usual. (also note: with Intel's history they probably were actually playing games with their competition).
Intel cancels N3 orders; TSMC pares back N3 expansion - Electronics Weekly
TSMC 3nm Chip Delay Might Happen as Intel Cancels Order!Unfortunately, while it was somewhat intended to be a dead end, it also turned out to be much more complex and expensive than anticipated, so yield was much lower and power savings vs. horsepower were less than expected. Apple is literally the only customer for the process.
Which is why the M3 Ultra never materialised (though this was probably decided before any M3 Macs shipped) and the iPad skipped the generation entirely and went straight to M4, which is on N3E.
N3E will also be directly adaptable to follow-up generations, while N3B —> N3E needs a complete reëngineering for the new tech and tooling.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/21394/tsmc-performanceoptimized-3nm-process-technology-on-track-for-mass-production-this-year
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EU has very serious issues with Apple, says competition chief
I know the United States is devolving into some kind of corrupt banana republic where positions on courts and in government are handed out on a donation/friendship basis and Supreme Court Justices make millions in undisclosed "gifts" from "friends", but please don't assume that other places work the same way.beowulfschmidt said:
Chief of which is that Apple isn't paying enough graft to keep the EU off its back.AppleInsider said:"Well, we have a number of Apple issues [and] I find them very serious," [Margrethe Vestager] said on CNBC.
Thank you.
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EU antitrust chief & Apple foe Margrethe Vestager out after 10 years
These statements are so telling: you all think the EU is all about Apple. Fact is, the EU doesn’t give a SHIT about Apple: the USB-C standardisation was about getting EVERYBODY to unify their charging. Apple was already headed there because they aren’t stupid and knew it was coming (and they probably talk regularly with the Commission), having sat out the horrific micro-USB suggestion.Fidonet127 said:
There is no evidence that EU forced Apple to go USB-C as Apple was already heading there. Yes they put it into law, but the market was already forcing Apple to go USB-C. Due to timing, EU got the credit.tlinn said:I will forever be grateful to the Europeans for forcing Apple to adopt USB-C. But the idea that Apple shouldn't be compensated for developing a platform that allows thousands of developers to make a living, or that the "fair" amount of compensation should be decided by developers seems ridiculous to me. Apple is not a charity, nor do they exist to be the world's R&D department. Much of what the Europeans are doing feels like protectionism.
That said, there are plenty of examples where Apple disadvantages its own customers and stifles innovation—like forcing all browsers to use the same engine. This is where government action should focus.The EU rightfully gets the credit for kicking everybody into supporting a single standard — they’d already been working with various manufacturers for a decade before Apple finally switched their iPhones, as well.
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New Vietnam trade deal means Apple will pay at least five times more in tariffs
I was wondering what the hell made this happen…
I've found the reason:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna208169
Of course, somebody is building a 1.5 billion dollar golf course…in Vietnam.Jesus Christ.
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Apple cut too much by removing MagSafe from the iPhone 16e
Rumour has it, the magnets interfere with Apple's new C1 modem chip.
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White House says Trump doesn't want to harm Apple and iPhone prices won't rise
Was Hassett the guy who was explaining and justifying tariffs in a press conference, only to be informed by a journalist that Trump had just randomly rescinded them as he spoke?
These officials have zero clue what’s going on, because nothing is cleared with them, nothing is planned, and nothing makes sense.They are blindsided by whatever Tr*mp barfs into a microphone somewhere.
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New Vietnam trade deal means Apple will pay at least five times more in tariffs
Population health as it relates to the food industry is an argument you really, really don’t want to be making.Kuminga said:
No, these countries all had trade barriers on US goodsmikethemartian said:
It shows that the demand for US imports is so negligible that it doesn't matter.Kuminga said:0 percent for US companies into Vietnam is incredible
The fact Vietnam is wiling to agree to this show the ominous power of America
Did you know that Australia does not allow US beef because they say it’s poisonous due to poor US ranchers techniques ? Are you dead from eating UA beef? I am not.
Europe did same to American chickens .
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Apple stock bloodbath continues after China applies retaliatory tariffs
I believe the point is: Since there is no federal tariff until Congress ratifies it, California isn't violating shit until then.9secondkox2 said:
California is part of the country. If there is a federal tariff, California is the one in violation if they try to ignore it.foregoneconclusion said:The governor of California is going to call Trump’s bluff by ignoring the federal tariff and negotiate directly with other countries on tariffs. Seems like a decent strategy considering that the Trump tariffs are entirely dependent on the claim that the national debt has created a national emergency that gives the president the power to levy tariffs. In other words, the White House is likely violating the law and California is going to respond in kind.
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New Vietnam trade deal means Apple will pay at least five times more in tariffs
Well, Vietnam IS the $9 place Apple went to, after Tr*mp demanded a cut on everything bought from the old place that made it too expensive.Kuminga said:
Too much CNN bro…Wesley_Hilliard said:So Americans pay 20% to 40% more on all goods from Vietnam and people in Vietnam pay nothing. Good deal bro.
if a Pizza place suddenly wants to sell you a pizza for $12 , raising it from $9, are you forced to buy that pizza for $12 or you look for another place that sells it for $9 still?I suppose Apple can just find ANOTHER place, until the mafia steps in and demands a massive tax on that too, and then the next, and the next.This is going to cost American consumers billions, and the only reprieve is sucking off the golden muppet in hopes that he’ll pass an exemption.
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EU's dominant music service wants Apple to be penalized for dominance
You assume — wrongly — that Tr*mp will push for anyone’s interests other than his own and his billionaire cronies’.TravisV said:and here lays a problem that the EU still hasn't come to grips with and will eventually with the Trump Administration. The more you fine a company such as Apple the harsher the penalty from the Administration. Canada and France are going to find out in the not to distant future that imposing "digital services taxes on American companies is frowned on by Trump.He doesn’t give a shit about Apple unless it makes him look bad. In the current climate, if Apple suffers, he’ll happily point a finger and laugh at them, and probably blame it on DEI or some other bullshit.
