At today's
Intel Developer Forum,
Intel an**unced a new
Licensing Deal with ARM, which will see
Intel taking advantage of ARM tech**logy in an effort to attract more manufacturing companies to its factories.
Under the terms of the deal,
Intel plans to allow third-party semiconductor companies to use its 10-na**meter production lines for manufacturing
ARM-Based Chips for smartphones, expanding the production options available to companies like Apple.
Apple currently produces custom-designed
ARM-Based Chips that are manufactured by companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), but with
Intel and ARM's new
Licensing deal, Apple (and other manufacturers) could potentially use
Intel to fabricate its chips.
LG Electronics has already inked a
Deal with
Intel and will use Intel's foundry business to manufacture 10-na**meter
Chips for future LG devices. It is **t clear if Apple will strike a
Deal with Intel, as rumors suggest Apple already
has an agreement in place with TSMC to
Produce 10-na**meter A11
Chips destined for the 2017 iPhone and other 2017 devices, but the possibility exists for future chips.
TSMC is also said to be the
sole manufacturer of the A10 chip that will be used in the upcoming
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
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