Samsung won’t be making the iPhone 7’s A10 chip

Last year, Samsung shared the manufacturing of the A9 processor for Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with TSMC ( Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company).But this time TSMC will be the only supplier for iPhone 7. TSMC is expected to start mass production of the A10 processor by June 2016 as new iPhones traditionally arrive around the fall. TSMC is able to convince Apple to pick it up as only supplier for its next-gen processor for its upcoming iPhone 7.

Samsung may lost one of the biggest client for its semiconductor business, as Apple sells more than 10 millions iPhone every year which is good for suppliers as well. Samsung's semiconductor business will manufacture the Snapdragon 820 for Qualcomm which will power most of the flagship devices this year.