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Apple turns to TSMC from Samsung to manufacture A16 Bionic chips for 2022 iPhone
According to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News, TSMC has acquired all of Apple’s orders for its 5G Radio Frequency (RF) chips from Samsung for the iPhone 14 lineup. The chips for Apple’s choice of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X65 modem are likely to be produced using TSMC’s 6nm process, which the supplier announced last year.
TSMC claims that the 6nm process for 5G RF chips can provide a physically smaller chip with lower power consumption. The 6nm RF process allows the chip to use less power in the sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G bands while providing a higher level of performance.
As well as being more efficient, compressing the large RF transceiver component inside the iPhone is expected to free up space. Overall, it is said that improved efficiency and miniaturization of the RF chip will lead to better battery life overall.
5G RF chips
In line with previous rumors that the iPhone 14 lineup will support better connectivity, it has been reported that the RF Transceiver chip will support the feature for Wi-Fi 6E. Wi-Fi 6E extends the features and capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 to the 6GHz band, including higher performance, lower latency, and faster data rates.
Additional spectrum provides more airflow than existing 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, resulting in increased bandwidth and less interference. By 2023, Apple is expected to move away from Qualcomm chips and implement its own custom-designed 5G modem on the iPhone.
Apple’s pivot toward TSMC from Samsung to make its RF chips for the 2022 iPhone lineup appears to be part of the final consolidation of the iPhone 14’s supply chain ahead of the start of massive production. With this, Foxconn began trial production of the iPhone 14 Pro.
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Samsung ranked first in market share in the global smartphone market in Q3, 2023. TrendForce report says that Samsung led the global Q3 smartphone market, recording a market share of 19.5%.
Overall production in the third quarter increased by 11.5% compared to the previous quarter to 60.1 million units. During the same period, Apple’s production increased by 17.9% to 49.5 million, thanks to iPhone 15.
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Third place was taken by Xiaomi (13.9%), followed by Oppo (12.6%) and Transion (8.6%). 6th place is Vivo (8%). Meanwhile, global smartphone production reached 308 million units, a 13% increase compared to the previous quarter and a 6.4% increase from the previous year.
Huawei’s re-entry into the flagship smartphone market targeting Apple has had a significant impact in China. Huawei is aiming to expand its high-end flagship series, focusing on the Chinese domestic market next year, so Apple “We plan to attack directly”.
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In Q3 2023, Samsung and Apple’s market share slightly declined, while an underdog Chinese phone brand appeared on the top 5 chart. In a recent development, Canalys published market research data for the third quarter, revealing Tanssion as the fifth best-seller globally.
According to the info, Samsung and Apple lead total sales with 20% and 17% market share, yet both have fallen from their 22% and 18% levels in 2022. However, Tanssion, the maker of Tecno, Itel, and Infinix phones, climbed from 6% global market share last year to 9% in 2023, a 50% jump.
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Apart from this, Xiaomi matched last year’s share only by “recovering” from a terrible first half of 2023. At the same time, OPPO has fallen steadily over the past two years, while fellow BBK brand vivo lost the top-5 slot it’s owned for years.
Overall, the global smartphone market underwent a slight drop of 1% in Q3 2023. Bolstered by regional recoveries and new product upgrade demand, the smartphone market recorded a double-digit sequential growth in Q3, ahead of the sales seasons.
Recently, research agency Counterpoint Research published their latest analysis. The report reveals that Samsung continued its leadership in the third quarter of 2023, while Apple remained in the second spot. However, both OEMs faced a decline of 1 percent year over year.
According to CR, slower consumer demand is the main factor in the dwindling sales. The market did see a slight 2 percent growth in Q3 compared to Q2, likely driven by last month’s iPhone 15 series launch. Samsung secured 20 percent market share, while Apple grabbed 16 percent sales.
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The Galaxy A-series was the key driver for the South Korean smartphone maker. Apple came in second with 16 percent of the market while Xiaomi rounded out the top three with its 12 percent share. Oppo (10 percent) and vivo (8 percent) were the remaining brands in the top five charts.
The newly released iPhone 15 series will help Apple score a lead over Samsung in the fourth quarter of the year. The results will arrive by early next year, and it’s expected that the US phone maker could surpass Samsung. Major camera upgrades and USB-C helped Apple register strong sales.