Apple Continuing Work on M2 Chip With Help From Samsung

[CarlJ]

I agree. I'm surprised why Apple has not started manufacturing in-house chips for the iPhone. Imagine how much money they will save. You are talking in billions!

A chip manufacturing fab for the kinds of chips Apple needs would cost billions, and will take a very long time to get up and running. It requires a lot of very specialized equipment you can't just buy off the shelf, and I expect someone like TSMC likely has a bunch of trade secrets that make their process work, which they won't just freely hand over. I'd like to see Apple work some agreement with TSMC to set up a modern fab in the US, but I expect that's a long way off.

 

[EugW]

I'd like to see Apple work some agreement with TSMC to set up a modern fab in the US, but I expect that's a long way off.

TSMC is already building a fab in the US. I think at last count it was gonna cost $12 billion or something crazy like that.

 

[name99]

LOL. I thought Apple wanted to make all their chips in-house and not have to work with 3rd party companies like Samsung.

Someone clearly has no idea what flipchip BGA means...
Do you think Apple should also make their own silicon wafers and own their own aluminum mine?

 

[EvilEvil]

Someone clearly has no idea what flipchip BGA means...
Do you think Apple should also make their own silicon wafers and own their own aluminum mine?

Yes. Apple should manufacture everything they design. They have enough deep pockets to at this point.