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The sources further revealed that Qualcomm needed about 10,000 28nm 12in wafers or one-third of the 28nm capacity at TSMC for the production of 4G chips for the iPhone. The report also quoted the sources as saying Nvidia would also take up about 10,000 units of 28nm wafer capacity at TSMC, leaving Broadcom, TI, Altera, Xilinx and other chipmakers to share the remaining 28nm wafers. It was noted that it would be difficult for TSMC to meet market demand for 28nm process until it ramped up its 28nm wafer starts to 50,000 units a month around the fourth quarter of 2012
STMicroelectronics is said to have increased its output of Micro Electro Mechanical (MEMS) devices, whereas NXP and TI are building inventory analog Integrated circuits (ICs) for iPhones.
It was earlier rumored that Qualcomm would manufacture 4G LTE chips for the iPhone 5. A report by Apple Insider suggested that analyst Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster sent a note to investors stating Qualcomm was facing supply issues for its 28nm LTE baseband. The news led Munster to believe in an October launch for the iPhone.
"It is more likely the iPhone launches in October given Qualcomm commentary around 28nm chip supply. We believe Apple will include LTE in the iPhone 5 as an important in the product update," said Munster.
Apple is expected to utilise Qualcomm's MDM9615 LTE chip, which supports both voice and data connections on high-speed 4G LTE networks. Moreover Apple was in the process of testing and evaluating potential components for the next iPhone.
Leaked iPhone 5 Photos Appear on Blog; But Are They Real? (PICTURES) - Christian Post
A Chinese tech blog has published images of what it purports to be leaked photos of the new iPhone, the iPhone 5.
As usual Apple is keeping hush on all things regarding its upcoming devices, but the iPhone 5 has still become one of the most anticipated tech devices in recent years.
The leaked images reveal a sleek, beautiful design, however, the photos were quickly revealed to be fake, and the work of a 36 year old industrial designer. Dutch designer Martin Hajek has said, according to Fox News: "It's been amazing and a lot of fun to see how many 'knowledgable' people fell for them."
He added, "It's a testimony to how embedded Apple has become in our daily life."
The photos were featured widely on tech blogs and review sites, and sparked great interest until they were revealed as fake.
Hajek created the photos himself and posted them on his Flickr site. He created the image as a combination of some of the other leaked images seen over recent months on the various tech blogs. Hajek has said, "As a (former) industrial designer I like to play around with 3D modeling and visualizing. Apple's unreleased products lend themselves perfectly to play with."
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In other iPhone 5 rumors, just over a week ago a new video has leaked onto the Internet that shows what could be the back plate for the next-generation iPhone.
However, this is not the first time this component has popped up. Back in May, high resolution photos of both black and white next-generation iPhone backs appeared on various tech sites.
The backs in the images and in the new video show a new, thinner design for the iPhone with a smaller dock connector, new speaker grills, and a new metal back plate.
The video of the new component was posted up by a parts reseller known as ETradeSupply. The company gives a hands-on demonstration of the iPhone part.
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