Recently, foreign media quoted supply chain news as saying that Apple has completed its self-developed A16 processor design. It is understood that the A16 processor will use TSMC 4nm N4P process projection, and it is expected to enter mass production in TSMC Fab 18 factory in the second half of 2022.
According to product conventions, Apple's A16 processor will be installed on the new generation of iPhone 14 and iPad and other products, due to the shortage of wafer foundry capacity, Apple has accepted the conditions of price increases to ensure production capacity, and packageDSMC 120,000-150,000 pieces of 4nm production capacity.
According to industry analysts, because chips have been in short supply, the average price of TSMC chips in 2022 will increase by about 8-10% compared with 2021, and the 4nm price used in Apple's A16 processor will also rise, but because it is the largest customer, the increase will be lower than other advanced process customers.
![It was exposed that Apple's A16 processor was not eligible for the first batch of 3nm TSMC's production capacity was split in half by Intel[fig]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=)