iMac Pro, which launched today, uses Apple's in-house designed chip to boost your security.
Semiconductors
KGI: Apple to integrate faster circuit boards across its product lineup come 2018
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted that Apple will roll out the all-new flexible circuit board design which debuted in iPhone X across its product lineup come 2018.
Dialog shares tumble as Apple predicted to use its own battery-saving chip in future iPhones
Shares of Anglo-German chipmaker Dialog Semiconductor plunged as much as 19% following last week's report from Nikkei Asian Review alleging that Apple might use an in-house developed power-management chip in future iPhone and iPad models.
Apple could switch to in-house power management chip for iPhone in two years
Apple is reportedly designing a custom power management chip to drive an iPhone battery in an effort to help increase performance of iOS devices while keeping power consumption low.
Apple sues Qualcomm, saying Snapdragon chips infringe on its patents
Apple on Wednesday escalated its legal spat with Qualcomm.
The next iPad Pro rumored to run 7nm A11X Bionic chip with 8 CPU cores
Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are developing a next-generation mobile chip that will make its debut in an upcoming iPad Pro revision next year.
What’s that mystery chip in your iPhone X?
Your iPhone X has a “mystery chip” under its hood, according to repair experts at iFixit.
Apple’s op-chief says tradeoff between speed and battery life no longer necessary
Jeff Williams, Apple's Chief Operating Officer under CEO Tim Cook since December 2015, made some interesting comments during his trip to Taipei for the 30th anniversary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Apple’s key chip-making partner.
iPhone X launch supply set to improve as a key Face ID part starts shipping
Another significant bottleneck in mass production of the TrueDepth camera system for iPhone X has been removed with news that Taiwanese supplier Himax Technologies has now started shipments of a key Face ID component to Apple.
TSMC starts development of A12 chips for 2018 iPhones
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, is in the early stage of development and testing of manufacturing processes in preparation for Apple's next-generation A12 chips for 2018 iPhones.
Toshiba sells flash chip business to a global consortium that includes Apple
Toshiba is the world’s second-biggest producer of flash chips and now the company has sold that lucrative business to Bain Capital LLC , an international consortium that includes Apple and in which Japanese firms hold more than a 50 percent interest.
RIP the rest of the industry: iPhone X’s A11 chip has 6 independently addressable CPU cores
The next iPhone is going to pack in unprecedented compute power thanks to an Apple-designed A11 chip that has six independently addressable CPU cores that can all run at once, according to code strings in a leaked iOS 11 Gold Master build.