chip technology is simply too fast. Since TSMC broke through the process to 28nm in 2010, the level of human manufacturing of chip has also reached a new stage. With the blessing of 28nm process, many technology industries have achieved major breakthroughs one after another.
In the past ten years, TSMC has never stopped. By continuously achieving technological breakthroughs, it has raised its technology to a new level, successively breaking through 10nm, 7nm, and 5nm, and now it has mass-produced 4nm chips.
In just over ten years, TSMC has achieved at least 8 generations of process technology upgrades. Now it has officially announced that TSMC's 3nm process has begun mass production. This will be the world's most advanced semiconductor process and will be used on new chips next year.
The new 3nm process will promote the development of various high-tech products, including supercomputers, cloud data centers, high-speed networks and mobile devices, and will also promote the development of AR/VR and other equipment.
At the same time, TSMC also announced the yield performance of the 3nm process. TSMC revealed that the yield of the 3nm process is equivalent to the yield of the 5nm process during initial mass production.
Although TSMC has not announced the specific yield rate, considering that the first generation 5nm has a good yield rate, 3nm must also be very reliable. After all, customers have begun to agree to mass production, which means that it is definitely cost-effective commercially.
The first chips produced using 3nm advanced process technology are expected to be Apple's M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. MacBook Pro equipped with these two chips is expected to be released in the first quarter of next year.
In addition to the M2 series chips, the A17 chip equipped with the iPhone 15 series released in the fall of 2023 will also use TSMC's 3nm process technology. Some professionals predict that after uses the 3nm process to manufacture chips, the power consumption of the iPhone 15 series is expected to be reduced by 35%.
If the news is true, it will also mean that Android phones may never catch up with the battery life of Apple phones, because starting from the iPhone 13 series, the battery life of Apple phones has far exceeded that of the Android camp.
Especially the iPhone 14 Plus released this year, which is said to be the phone with the longest battery life in the history of Apple mobile phones. The longest official video playback time is up to 26 hours, which shows that Apple mobile phones have reached the industry’s extreme battery life.
The iPhone 15 series released in 2023 will be equipped with chips based on TSMC’s 3nm process, which will further reduce the power consumption of the mobile phone by 35%, and the battery life of Apple mobile phones will be greatly improved.
Many people may be confused. It is obvious that the battery capacity of Android phones is larger, often as large as 5000mAh, while and Apple only have a maximum of 4300mAh. Why is there such a big difference in battery life between Android phones?
In addition to the better energy efficiency of Apple chips, it is also related to the mechanism of the iOS system. Because the Android system is more open, many apps start automatically in the background for monthly activity data and run in the background for a long time.
In contrast, the iOS system is more closed. System permissions are above all else, and the operation of the APP will be strictly controlled. Moreover, the iOS system uses messages pushed by Apple servers, so there is no need to reside in the background.
It is precisely because of the dual blessing of hardware and system that Apple has made the mobile phone with the strongest battery life. Even the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 has better battery life than most Android phones.
Therefore, for consumers who have high requirements for mobile phone battery life, it is actually most suitable to buy an Apple mobile phone. So will you consider buying an Apple phone to welcome the New Year? Comments, likes, and shares are welcome, and tell us what you think about Apple phones!
