However according to a recent rumor, it seems that Apple’s reliance on Samsung is a lot harder to shake off than one would think, and that apparently while TSMC will be supplying the A8 chipsets to Apple, TSMC will be the one who will be manufacturing Apple’s A9 processor come 2015. Given Samsung’s size and status, we can only guess that it is their ability to meet Apple’s demands and yields which has kept them around, although we’re not sure if this relationship will continue post-A9, or if Apple and Samsung have grudgingly admitted that they both need each other.