According to the recent news of foreign media, Apple has completed the design of the next generation of A16 processors, or will use TSMC's 4nm process technology.
According to supply chain news, Apple has signed ADSMC 120,000-150,000 pieces of 4nm production capacity, and has accepted price increases to ensure production capacity, the processor is expected to be released in 2019, and will enter the mass production stage in the second half of this year in the TSMC Fab 18 factory. At present, it is reported that Apple will launch two A16 processors, both using 6-core architecture design, 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 research and development of the M2 processor, which will be launched in the second half of this year, which may be installed on the new iPad Pro and MacBook Air.
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