According to the convention, Apple will launch a new generation of iPhone 14 series in September this year, and the upcoming new product will be equipped with Apple's newly developed A16 bionic chip. Recently, it has been reported that Apple's A16 bionic chip has been designed and is expected to start mass production in the second half of this year.
Apple completed the A16 chip design using a 4nm process
It has been reported that Apple's A16 bionic chip uses TSMC's 4nm process, and Apple has packaged 120,000-150,000 pieces of production capacity, which can meet the needs of new iPhones, iPads and other products. In addition, due to the shortage of capacity of TSMC's 4nm process, Apple has also accepted TSMC's price increase plan.
Previously, some media reported that many manufacturers are competing for TSMC's production capacity, and many manufacturers, including Apple, have also paid TSMC in advance. It is expected that in 2022, TSMC will make an advance payment of NT$150 billion.
TSMC
In order to increase production capacity, TSMC has launched a three-year investment plan of 100 billion US dollars in 2021. TSMC also plans to increase capital expenditures in 2022 while continuing to build new capacity to meet the needs of our customers.