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Apple to use Qualcomm chips in iPhone 5 and iPad 2

By Ken N.

Updated: Mar 11, 2011, 2:43 AM

Apple to use Qualcomm chips in iPhone 5 and iPad 2

We already heard reports, like those from the Commercial Times, that the 5th gen iPhone would have Qualcomm chips. A Taiwan news source now also reports that Qualcomm, among others, has been selected for the iPhone 5 and iPad 2 components.

Taipei's Economic Daily News published a list of component suppliers for the next Apple devices: baseband chips from Qualcomm, CPU from Samsung, Wi-Fi chip from Marvell, Flash memory from Intel, touch screen controller by Broadcom, audio chip from Wolfson, video display interface chip from National Semiconductor/Infineon, Bluetooth from CSR and power management from TI.

There was no mention as to a Sprint or Verizon iPhone, but the Qualcomm baseband chips are definitely a good sign.

source: AppleInsider

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Ken N. is a former news writer at PhoneArena. He produced a significant number of news stories for PhoneArena in the 2010-2011 period. During this period, Ken reported on various topics from the mobile tech industry, including Apple products, Android software, and US carriers.