TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is poised to secure a crucial order from IBM for premium server chips, validating the company as a serious challenger to global chipmaker Intel in the high-value data center market.
The chips IBM wants also power the core processors in Apple's newest iPhones. These are the industry's smallest and most cutting-edge semiconductors, and well-placed supply chain sources told the Nikkei Asian Review that IBM will put them into its next-generation mainframe servers.
