(iTers News) -Rumors surfaced that Samsung will supply its 14nm FinFet 3D transistor-based mobile SoC for Apple, Inc. to power the Cupertino-based smart phone maker’s next generation iPhone 7 smart phone.


The Korean vernacular economic daily Maeil Economic Daily reported that Samsung won a contract to fabricate roughly 75% of Apple’s production of codename A9 SoC production , the heart of the iPhone 7 in what’s called as a foundry service.


The report went on to say that Samsung’s Austin, Texas and Kiheung, Korea fabs will fabricate the A9 SoC, stressing that Samsung’s research alliance with GlobalFoundries on the 14nm FinFet process culminated in the winning back of the foundry service contract from TSMC of Taiwan.  


Yet, the report was confirmed by neither of the both sides; Samsung and Apple.


If the report proves true, that marks a huge victory for Samsung’s SoC business both in terms of technology prowess and corporate pride.


Back two years ago, Samsung’s loss of the Apple’s mobile SoC order to TSMC was mainly blamed on the chip maker’s botched struggle to implement 20nm class process technology on its mobile SoC fabrication platform for Apple’s A8 chip , the heart of Apple iPhone 5 and 6.


Samsung finally made a painful decision to skip its ramp up to the 20nm class technology to go straight to 14nm FinFet process. The partnership with GlobalFoundries paid off, enabling the chip maker to ramp up to the 14nm FinFet process.  


 

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