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Re:Apple Has Reportedly Rejected TSMC's Chip Price Hike of 6% by epberry on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @09:16AM (#33007518)
Yeah absolutely. Another huge thing I got some window into at Qualcomm is technical validation. So Apple is going to be looking for proof that the chips deliver and TSMC is going to be pushing back against high expectations on that front.
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Re:Apple Has Reportedly Rejected TSMC's Chip Price Hike of 6% by foobiekr on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @01:23PM (#33010577)
Qualcomm is absolutely brutal as a vendor. They pursue % of revenue deals instead of selling chips at $Y. They can only get away with it for lte/5g because Broadcom and others totally dropped the ball.
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Re:Apple Has Reportedly Rejected TSMC's Chip Price Hike of 6% by epberry on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @02:16PM (#33011293)
Yep they are extremely aggressive. The technology is also extremely hard though.
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