phones: iPhone 13 pro Max vs iPhone 12 pro Max

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iPhone 13 pro Max vs iPhone 12 pro Max In

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From a chip supply stand point, the iPhone 13 pro Max looks very similar to the iPhone 12 pro Max. The RF section is split between Qorvo,Skyworks,Murata, and Avago as in the past. Qorvo adding the only antenna tuner it didnt have last year. The modem (Qualcomm), Application processor (Apple), Connectivity (USI,Broadcom,NXP,Murata, and Skyworks) all retained their positions. Samsung picked up a RAM win (could be split with Micron though as RAM is often dual sourced). Flash memory (Kioxia) did not see a supply change though. Most of the audio and power management suppliers retained their sockets (Cirrus Logic,Dialog, Analog devices, STM,TI, NXP, Cypress, and On semi) but there were three notable changes- Cirrus Logic added a battery management controller to its codec and audio amps, Broadcom added a wireless charger, and Dialog added a battery charger IC. The most surprising being Cirrus Logic jumping into power management. Lastly, sensors were largerly controlled by the same suppliers but Knowles picked up 3 microphones (also a dual sourced component), and Cirrus Logic picked up a third OIS/AF controller due to the third rear camera adding OIS this year. Additional detail can be found in the table shown below.