Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reportedly has landed SSD controller chip orders from Apple, in addition to recent orders from Marvell Technology and Phison Electronics, according to industry sources.

TSMC will utilize a 28nm process to fabricate the controller chips for Apple, widening TSMC's market share against rival foundry houses including United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Globalfoundries in the segment, said the sources.

TSMC's current clients for 28nm products also include Qualcomm, Broadcom, MediaTek and Nvidia, the sources noted.

Demand for foundry capacity from the SSD sector has been heating up as SSD controller chip production will officially migrate to 28nm nodes in 2015 and demand for SSD devices is expected to take off due to reduced prices, indicated the sources.