IT Home reported on October 8 that the latest report shows that Apple is preparing to use the 2nm process to build chips in its Mac computers, although they will not be available in recent years.
As the times continue to improve, the advanced semiconductor process is also gradually developing. Although Apple missed the opportunity to use the 3nm process this year, the next 3nm and 2nm processes will achieve a stable transition.
IT Home learned that Apple has its own SoC design team to design CPUs for iPhone, Mac and iPad and produce them by TSMC.
However, progress does not always go as planned. Apple processors like M1 and A15 are made with 5nm process, and the company hopes to transition to 3nm process this year, but things are not going well. TSMC failed to solve the mass production problem in the second half of this year. Even if it is soon to achieve mass production, it is too late. Therefore, the new M2 and A16 still use the enhanced version of the 5nm process. It is expected that the subsequent M3 will be Apple's first product to use 3nm process.
According to the Electronic Times, Apple has already begun to actively prepare 2nm chips and hopes to strengthen cooperation with TSMC to apply new nodes for its internally developed processors. Its plan is to enter mass production in 2025.
Of course, even if Apple chips fail to achieve the Great Leap Forward, it is not behind. According to Apple, the performance of A16 in iPhone 14 Pro is 33% stronger than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, 40% stronger than the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and the battery life is also longer. Chips that use 2nm technology in the future are also worth looking forward to.
Extended reading:
"Research shows that the design of Apple's A16 chip is basically the same as that of A15"
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