According to media reports, Apple has completed the design of the next generation of A16 processors, or will use TSMC's 4nm process. According to supply chain news, Apple has contracted TSMC's 120,000-150,000 pieces of 4nm production capacity, and in order to ensure that the capacity has received price increases, the processor is expected to enter mass production in the second half of this year at TSMC's Fab 18 plant.
At present, there is exposed news that Apple will launch two A16 processors, both of which are designed with a 6-core architecture, supporting 5G dual-band and a new generation of LPDDR5, WiFi6E, etc., all of which are 4nm process processes.
In addition, there is news that Apple is also gradually advancing the development of the M2 processor, and the news is that the design work of the processor is now nearing completion and is expected to be launched in the second half of this year.