Apple is diversifying its suppliers and moving away from its dependance on Samsung, reports “DigiTimes” (http://macte.ch/F54J2).
Apple has increased its purchases of DRAM and NAND flash from Japan and Toshiba and Elpida Memory are being pinpointed as beneficiaries of the increased procurement, the article adds, quoting unnamed “industry sources.” As you could guess, the ongoing patent lawsuits between Apple and Samsung have been key to encouraging Apple to diversify its supplier base, the article adds. So far Samsung has been the largest component supplier for Apple’s products.