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Samsung reportedly grabs processor orders for Apple Watch
Josephine Lien, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 9 January 2015]

Samsung Electronics' 28nm process technology has reportedly obtained orders for the Apple Watch set for launch in March 2015. The orders call for 3,000-4,000 12-inch wafers monthly, according to industry sources.

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.

In fact, analysts' forecasts for Apple Watch shipments have been revised downward to as low as around 10 million units in 2015, the sources observed. However, analysts are more optimistic about sales of second-generation Apple Watch with improved software and better features.

Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) with their respective 1Xnm FinFET process technologies are expected to be in the race for orders for the second-generation Apple Watch, the sources noted.

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