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Apple still requires Samsung, at least for now because that's the Korean manufacturer which produces chip 64-bit "A7" on the iPhone 5S.
This was revealed by the Chipworks website then disassemble the iPhone 5S and found that the "brain" turns smart phones produced by Samsung.
"Our preliminary analysis confirms that the chip is fabricated by Samsung. We will explore more about the production process," said a spokesman for Chipworks, as quoted by ZDNet.
Chipworks suspect Samsung using 28nm fabrication technology Hi-K metal gate for the production A7. This process is also used for octa-core Exynos processor belongs to the Galaxy S4.
The motion co-processor chip in the iPhone 5S M7 constrained by other companies, namely NXP. Camera "iSight" in the phone-RS using Exmor sensor made by Sony.
Manufacturer gadgets bearing the fruit as design their own processor, then submit the design to third-party manufacturer to produce, including having to Samsung's semiconductor division that stands apart from the mobile division.
Involved because of tough competition in the market and patent disputes in court, Apple later called trying to shift production handled by Samsung's chip to the other party, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
However, recent news mentions that Apple's partnership with TSMC can only begin in 2014. The company is still dependent on Samsung for now.
A few days after the appearance of the iPhone 5S, Samsung Devices Division Head stir through JK Shin states will also make mobile devices with 64-bit processors.
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