Till now we are not sure about the next generation iPhone, whether it will be known as iPhone 5 or not, or what will be the exact specifications of the device. However it is quite strange that before any official announcement about iPhone 5, the rumors about iPhone 6 started emerging.
The latest news on the web is that Apple is cooking their next generation processor A6, intended for iPhone 6 and iPad 3, and we can see the iPhone 6 with A6 processor power in 2012. Whatever it may be, the iPhone 5 rumors are still spicy and seems to be non stop at least unto an official announcement from Apple.
But it is really surprising that the A6 processor is not manufactured by Samsung Electronics, but by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited. This may be because of the continuing lawsuit drama between them. Anyway according to Dan Heyler, a semiconductor analyst with Merrill Lynch in Taipei, TSMC stands a good chance of winning orders for Apple’s A6 processors. But even if TSMC grabs all Apple’s tablet chip orders for 2012, sales generated from the orders will account for only 2% of TSMC’s overall sales for the year, quoted in a Chinese newspaper 'Commercial Times'
It seems like we have to keep our eyes on both iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 now. Anyway Let's wait for more details on this, to see whether its true or not.
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