Apple is reportedly first in line to use TSMC’s 3nm chip production process for upcoming products – iPads and Macs. The Cupertino giant was the first to commercially use the global chip maker’s 5nm process to produce the new Macs – Pro, Air & Mini (Apple M1) and iPhones (Apple A14 Bionic).
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!According to a report by China-based United Daily News, Apple is positioned to be the first to commercially produce chips based on TSMC’s 3nm process. TSMC will begin risk production using the process by late 2021 and begin mass production by the second half of 2022. This means that the timeframe for these products to reach the market would be closer to 2023 and 2024.
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Just like the A14 Bionic made its way to the iPad Air (2020) before the iPhone 12 and the M1 chip for Macs was based on the A14 Bionic, there are chances that Apple could replicate the same strategy by introducing the 3nm-based A series chip in the iPad before they make their way to the iPhones. Also, the next generation M series chip could be a more powerful version of this chip.
TSMC is making serious R&D investment in new process node technologies (3nm and 4nm), and forecasts suggest that at least 300 million chips based on the 3nm production process must be utilized to recoup some of these investments. The Taiwan-based company also close to achieving its set goal to reach 600,000 units of 3nm-based chips every year.
Words across the grapevine suggest that the TSMC’s 3nm process will be used to manufacture the Apple A16 chip for new iPhones and iPads in 2022. There are also chances that Apple could switch from the A-Series to the M-series in future iPads. More will be reported on this story as it develops.
Source: United Daily News
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