It is reasonable to say that TSMC's first generation of 3nm still follows the mature FinFET transistor structure that was born 20 years ago, and should start mass production in the third quarter of next year as scheduled to catch up with the iPhone 14 in the fall, but the latest media reports have given surprising statements.
The news said that the mass production time of TSMC's 3nm is expected to start in the fourth quarter of next year, and the first batch of production capacity is divided equally by Apple and Intel.
This evening, the industry chain reported that due to production capacity and other reasons, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will use the same A15 chip as the iPhone 13, and will not upgrade the A16 chip.
And the A16 chip will not use TSMC's 3nm, but 4nm process, and insiders in the industry chain have confirmed the authenticity of this news.
The 4nm A16 codename Crete, the large core was upgraded to Avalanche, and the small core was upgraded to Blizzard, which was about 20% better than the A15 in performance. But only the IPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max can use the A16, and the price will be pulled
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