Apple is Looking at Samsung to Provide Apple Watch Processors

[PhilSynowiec]

The Apple Watch release date is still a mystery for the public, Apple has only given us the timeframe of "early 2015", while Apple retail boss stated that the company is aiming for "Spring".

According to a new report from Taiwanese publication Digitimes, Apple is looking at Samsung to provide processors for the device. The publication claims that Apple calls for 3,000-4,000 12-inch wafers monthly.

The processor built by Samsung will be inside Apple's S1 system-in-package (SiP), which also consists of mobile DRAM, NAND flash and other peripheral chips. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is reportedly the provider of SiP modules for the Apple Watch.

Digitimes adds that Apple is looking to ship as low as 10 million units in 2015. Recent reports seem to claim that the Apple Watch will make its public retail appearance sometime in March.