Apple, Qualcomm Tried Unsuccessfully to Invest in Taiwanese Chip Supplier TSMC

Not everyone is happy to take cash from Apple, with a new report claiming Cupertino was turned away in its efforts to invest in a Taiwanese chip maker who also rebuffed an investment from rival Qualcomm.

Bloomberg is reporting that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has told both Apple and Qualcomm to take a hike when the companies separately offered the chip supplier cash to invest in their expanding business.

"Both proposals included investments, each of more than $1 billion, for the world’s largest custom maker of chips to set aside production dedicated to making chips exclusively for them," the report reveals, quoting unidentified "people with knowledge of the matter."

Mobile is where the growth is, so it's no surprise that both Apple and Qualcomm have come knocking on the door of TSMC, who reportedly "wants to retain control of its plants, doesn't want to sell part of itself and doesn't need cash for investments," according to chief financial officer Lora Ho in a July 19 interview.

"Apple and Qualcomm are trying to improve their position in a supply chain where a shrinking number of companies are capable of churning out the millions of parts needed to meet surging smartphone demand," the report concludes. "As they become more like computers, the advanced mobile phones need more sophisticated processors made with the latest production technology."

TSMC is currently Qualcomm's biggest supplier according to Bloomberg data, but the company appears to be keeping all of its options open for now -- probably a smart move considering the mobile chip market is expected to explode even bigger in the years ahead.

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Qualcomm Takes Top Slot in Telematics Study, MiX Making Up Ground Quickly

- Alert) scored so highly in this latest study. The field is still quite spread out, as Qualcomm holds just six percent of the market. That is still a great deal larger than the company’s closest competitors.

ABI did note one up-and-coming company that is still in the back of the pack, but making progress. MiX Telematics finished seventh in the recent survey but ABI is labeling the company as “one to watch” thanks to how quickly it actually is climbing up the charts. 

One ABI Research analysts was bullish on MiX in a recent press release saying, “Having recently moved beyond its South African home market into the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States, while also expanding its European base, the company’s regional coverage is improving. This, in addition to the fact that features such as real-time traffic and turn-by-turn navigation are now finding their way into MiX’s solutions means that the company is sure to rank even higher next time around.”

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