RE: While we wait Hi Fair....hope you dont mind that I cut/paste the last paragraphs of your article....I wanted to make sure everyone took a peek at it! That might be looked at as "pie in the sky" but look who's positioning themselves for something just like this! thats right baby, thats right! thanks fairchij...again
Then again, Apple could make its own chips
According to a report by The Oregonian, Apple is highly motivated to take control of their own chip manufacturing, and is planning to invest billions of dollars to establish a dedicated chip fab in the city of New York.
The project, code named “Project Azalea,” revealed that New York state economic development officials have been asked to provide a 3.2-million-square-foot chip manufacturing factory to Apple for producing components for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Two other states – California and Texas – are also believed to be in the running for “Project Azalea.”
The development in New York will ultimately serve Apple, whether it is their own manufacturing plant or one of their partners’. Apple seems likely to consider building a dedicated plant for TSMC and produce the two hundred million mobile chips Apple requires each year, streamlining operations, global logistics and the quandary of long-term relationships.