A new report out of the Taiwanese supply chain says that Apple has finally signed a deal with TSMC to fabricate the Cupertino-based company's custom A-series chip designs. According to Digitimes, Apple has entered into a three-year deal with TSMC that will result in the Taiwan-based fabricator producing Apple chips from the A8 onwards. This suggests that Apple's long break up with Samsung for chip production will continue throughout 2013 and into 2014 with the South Korean company fabricating Apple's next-generation A7 and A7X designs expected in Apple's widely-rumored iPhone 5S, and Apple's f