Apple is claimed to be using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 2nd-generation 3nm technology for its M3 and A17 CPUs, which are expected to appear in next year's Mac computers and iPhone devices. According to the source, these chips will go into production next year, and the Cupertino business will release them throughout 2023. N3E is the name given to TSMC's second-generation 3nm process. This new method is expected to provide better performance and energy efficiency than the first-generation N3 3nm process chips.
According to Nikkei Asia, Apple will deploy M3 and A17 processors in goods next year. According to reports, TSMC will begin producing these chips next year utilising its 2nd-generation N3E 3nm technology. According to the report, the new chips would be more powerful and energy efficient than the N3 3nm processors.
Apple may also adopt TSMC's N3 3nm technology for some of its next iPad models. The iPad model that may be equipped with this chipset is not mentioned in the story. According to reports, the Cupertino business is preparing to release an iPad Pro variant with CPUs produced using TSMC's 5nm technology. This iPad Pro variant is likely to go into general production in the fourth quarter of 22.
According to the Nikkei Asia report, Apple may use the new A17 CPUs solely in iPhone Pro versions that will be released in 2023, similar to the iPhone 14 series that was released in global markets last week.
In case you missed it, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max were just released with a new A16 Bionic SoC. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, on the other hand, are powered by last year's A15 Bionic SoC.
According to previous reports, Apple may be adopting TSMC's 3nm technology for the M2 Pro processor, which might be featured in the company's upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks.
