Apple Ordering Components and Flash RAM for New iPhone?
A couple of new reports indicate that Apple has started mobilizing parts for their next generation iPhone. A Commercial Times report claims that Taiwan-based component suppliers have started shipping parts for the new Apple iPhone that is expected to begin shipping in June.
Meanwhile, DigiTimes claims that Apple has already placed orders for 100 million 8 Gigabit NAND Flash chips (mostly) from Samsung Electronics. This large order could tighten worldwide supplies of Flash memory.
While the iPhone was not specifically cited as the reason for the large order, the timing seems to correspond to rumors of a new iPhone refresh this summer.
Meanwhile, DigiTimes claims that Apple has already placed orders for 100 million 8 Gigabit NAND Flash chips (mostly) from Samsung Electronics. This large order could tighten worldwide supplies of Flash memory.
While the iPhone was not specifically cited as the reason for the large order, the timing seems to correspond to rumors of a new iPhone refresh this summer.
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37 months ago
100 million 8 Gigabit NAND Flash chips
Wouldn't an 8 Gigabit chip just be 1 GB? I'm guessing you mean 8 GB but even so, the current iPhone is 16 GB so it seems strange to order 100 million 8 GB chips.
37 months ago
8 gigabit or Gigabyte? That's an important distinction.
But 100 million... wow! That's a lot.
But 100 million... wow! That's a lot.
37 months ago
8 GB would be for the low cost version in China, there will probably be room for 2 chips per device. Can samsung and others produce enough chips for a cheap iPhone, iPods and a new tablet?
37 months ago
Wouldn't an 8 Gigabit chip just be 1 GB? I'm guessing you mean 8 GB but even so, the current iPhone is 16 GB so it seems strange to order 100 million 8 GB chips.
Digitimes clearly mentions Gb, so maybe its not measured per physical chip but per GB. :confused:
37 months ago
You do know these these can be assembled in blocks, so they are making 4*8GB which is 32GB. Specifically, these chips are half the physical size of the ones found in the current iPhone 3G. So technically, you could update your iPhone to be 32GB.
Also, 100/4 (because of 4 being in a block) = 25 Million. All the iPhones won't be 32GB so then that narrows the 32GB load to about 8 Million.
Also, 100/4 (because of 4 being in a block) = 25 Million. All the iPhones won't be 32GB so then that narrows the 32GB load to about 8 Million.
37 months ago
You do know these these can be assembled in blocks, so they are making 4*8GB which is 32GB. Specifically, these chips are half the physical size of the ones found in the current iPhone 3G. So technically, you could update your iPhone to be 32GB.
Also, 100/4 (because of 4 being in a block) = 25 Million. All the iPhones won't be 32GB so then that narrows the 32GB load to about 8 Million.
Ah ok, that explains it, thanks :)
37 months ago
Gb = Gigibit.
So, 100 million 8 Gb chips is enough for 12.5 million 8 GigaByte iPhones.
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So, 100 million 8 Gb chips is enough for 12.5 million 8 GigaByte iPhones.
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