IT House News on December 24, DigiTimes quoted sources as saying that TSMC plans to start commercial production of chips based on its 3nm process in the fourth quarter of 2022. The full report has not yet been released, so further details cannot be provided at this time.
Many foreign media believe that Apple will release its first batch of devices using 3nm chips manufactured by TSMC in 2023, including the Mac series equipped with M3 chips and the iPhone 15 models using A17 chips.
It is well known that chips using advanced processes will have certain improvements in performance and energy efficiency, which will help future Mac and iPhone devices achieve faster operation speeds and longer battery life.
IT House learned that Wayne Ma of The Information said last month that some M3 chips will have four chip dies and therefore can support up to 40-core CPUs. In comparison, the M1 chip currently only has an 8-core design, although the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips have 10-core CPUs.
Apple’s M1 and A15 chips are currently industry-leading processors, so Apple seems to be in no hurry about the 3nm process and is expected to maintain its leading position in a few years.
