Tech giant Apple has indeed been working on transitioning its Mac devices to its very own Apple Silicon – the process which the company proceeded on to start with last year with its M1 chipset. The company has indeed been using its very own chips for the sake of its smartphones.
As of now, the devices which happen to be powered by Apple’s own chipset are subject to being manufactured via the aid of the 5nm process by TSMC. However, it actually seems that the technology is about to get upgraded in the coming year.
In accordance with what the latest report from Digitimes goes on to suggest, Apple’s iPhones, as well as its Mac devices getting launched next year, could well end up being powered by a chipset that happens to be built via the aid of the 3nm process. TSMC is set to start mass production of 3nm chips in the second half of next year and hence Apple’s devices powered by the new chips could well end up launching the same year.
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While we have of course heard of TSMC starting mass production of 3nm next year, and also the fact that brands like Apple and also Intel are amongst the first beneficiaries, this is actually the very first time that we’re hearing about the upcoming 3nm processor powering the iPhones and Macs launching next year.
Earlier, it has also been reported that Apple has already taken upon itself to book TSMC’s entire production capacity for the 4nm chips for MacBooks powered by the Apple Silicon. However, there happens to be no information available with regards to the timeline of these things.
In comparison to the current 5nm process, the new 3nm process should end up reducing the power consumption by 30 percent and also should end up increasing performance by that of 15 percent.
