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Apple A6X uncovered
Allan Yogasingam
11/15/2012 9:01 AM EST
Die mark
The distinctive die mark also matches that of Samsung-manufactured devices indicating that, once again, Apple has decided to partner with its tablet adversary despite the contentious litigation that continues between both parties.

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The distinctive die mark also matches that of Samsung-manufactured devices indicating that, once again, Apple has decided to partner with its tablet adversary despite the contentious litigation that continues between both parties.

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Next: Die photo
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yalanand
11/15/2012 10:20 PM EST
@Allan, thanks for the post. So did this increase in chip size impact the size of the phone/tablet ? Did they use the same process node which was used in A6?
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chipmonk
11/16/2012 10:31 AM EST
for more details including construction of 32 nm transistors I normally go to blogs by ChipWorks.com
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yalanand
11/16/2012 10:08 PM EST
@chipmonk, thanks for the link. I will definitely visit the site to get more info on construction of 32nm transistor.
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Frank Eory
11/16/2012 4:42 PM EST
Nice work Techinsights!
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dghaemi
11/17/2012 8:48 PM EST
Is the A6X is in the iPHONE5 or the new A6X?
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dghaemi
11/17/2012 8:49 PM EST
iS the A6 processor in the new iphone5 or the new discoverd A6X?
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