Amkor, STATS ChipPAC, ASE to Share Backend Orders for Apple A8 Chip?

Amkor, STATS ChipPAC and ASE will share backend orders for Apple's future A8 chip, according to a DigiTimes report.

Amkor Technology and STATS ChipPAC have each obtained 40% of the total packaging orders placed by Apple for its next-generation A8 processor, with the remaining 20% will be taken over by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), according to industry sources.

DigiTimes also claims that TSMC will start ramping up production of the A8 chip in the second quarter of 2014 using its 20nm process technology.


A report from the Korean daily Hankyung in September predicted that TSMC would handle a majority of the A8's production; however, Samsung would still be a manufacturer.

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