Here’s Why This Apple Inc. Supplier Might Not Lose Business After All

A report recently claimed that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had decided to dual source the A12 Fusion chip that'll almost certainly power the 2018 iPhone lineup. If that report were to be true, it would be a negative for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), which currently builds all of Apple's A10 Fusion chips and is expected to manufacture all its upcoming A11 Fusion chips.

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The second source in this case would be Samsung (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF), which currently builds a portion of Apple's A9 processors. Those chips power Apple's iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, iPhone SE, and low-cost iPad.

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Source: Fool.com