Could the Plan be for POET for the A9? Apple's A7 chip set the bar for tech manufacturers as it introduced the 64-bit architecture. Now it sets to produce another power chip via the A9 processor. According to recent reports, TSMC has been working on the production of the chips including a new process called 16nm FinFET. This is to secure Apple's contract for the manufacture of the A9 chip. Will Apple leave Samsung for TSMC? Reuters Craig Federighi, Apple Inc. Senior Vice President of Software Engineering speaks on Apple's A8 chip has not been released but reports about the A9 chip have already started surfacing. The information came from China-based Economic Daily News. According to the publication, previous reports about Samsung securing Apple's A9 orders may not be true. There were sources claiming that Samsung has been eyeing to move its process to 14 nanometers. AppleInsider notes that TMSC claims to be in the middle of working out a plan that can help increase production to 50,000 wafers monthly. There are no details about the size of the wafer. Nonetheless, TSMC has reportedly been using 16-nanometer test lines for 12-inch wafers.