Apple has decided to cut orders for the release of Samsung memory chips for the iPhone 5, Reuters reports. The corporation seeks to diversify its suppliers by increasing orders from other manufacturers. According to the agency, this decision has nothing to do with the current patent disputes between Apple and Samsung.
Reuter also cites information from The Korea Economic Daily, which, citing an anonymous source, reported on Friday that Apple has indeed struck the Korean manufacturer from the list of memory chip suppliers, including for the first batch of iPhone 5. The Japanese Toshiba will supply memory chips. Corp, Korea's SK Hynix and Taiwan's Elpida Memory ELPDK. PK.
On the eve of the presentation of a new line of "Apple" devices, diversification even affected rechargeable batteries, which will be supplied for Apple's needs by the Chinese manufacturer Amperex Technology and the Japanese company Panasonic Corp. At the same time, Samsung remains the sole manufacturer of microprocessors for the iPhone and iPad.
