Apple's fondness for anorexic handhelds knows no bounds, and if this alleged deal with the Asian foundry holds water,
expect to see its waistband tighten further. Rumoured back before the iPad 2 launch, the house-that-Steve-built's
reportedly been eyeing Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp to produce an 'A6' for its upcoming iPhone refresh.
While it's easy to dismiss this purported move as a direct diss to Samsung,
what's more likely is that Cupertino's engaging in a competitive bit of size does matter -- specifically,
the A5's 45nm process. A transition to newer, lower power 28nm ARM chips would give Jonathan Ives' employer a distinct market advantage,
dwarfing even TSMC's current 40nm in the process. While it's all still just speculation for now,
only time and an iPhone 5 tear-down will tell for sure.
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