Confirming older rumors, sources with connections in the technology industry confirm the award of a very profitable contract, through which Samsung becomes the sole supplier of chipseturi Apple A9, produced at the Giheung factory in South Korea and in the partner's facilities Globalfoundries.
Apparently, the hubris and rivalry displayed in public have nothing to do with business relationships, Samsung winning a contract for the exclusive production of chipsetului A9, designed by Apple and dedicated to equipping the next generation of iOS devices.
According to information obtained by Bloomberg, only last year Apple bought chipsets worth 25.8 billion dollars, representing approximately 7.6% of the total purchases of microprocessors made globally. However, he was the main beneficiary TSMC, the conflict led by Samsung through the courts resulting in the loss of the manufacturing contract the A8 processor. If it will be officially confirmed, the contract granted by Apple could bring back the semiconductor division Samsung back to profit, after substantial losses were reported in 2014 reaching 914 million dollars. With the new contract, the investors' analyzes show an amount of money of about the same magnitude, representing the increase in profit for the current year.
Taking into account the disputes in the past, it is possible that Samsung to have made some concessions to obtain this contract, the exact details to be announced later. At this moment, it is not clear if Apple will continue the collaboration with TSMC, the two companies refusing to comment on this topic.
