Apple does it one more time. While the other phone and computer makers are sticking to 5nm chips, Apple is planning to leap towards 3nm for M2 Pro and A17 for Mac and iPhones, respectively. This is thanks to TSMC’s (semiconductor manufacturer for Apple) second-phase expansion plans in Arizona.
With the 3nm upgrade, Apple will be able to enhance power savings, performance and space in its products – iPhones and Mac. In addition, it will help CPU, GPU and AI processor companies to improve performance. This will be a step up from the 4nm chips Apple’s A16 bionic chip uses. The chip, N4P, is manufactured by TSMC, and offers an 11% performance boost over the original N5 (5nm) technology and a 6% boost over N4 (4nm).
Meanwhile, the continuous demand for enhancement in semiconductors technology has given rise to another problem – chip manufacturer TSMC cannot keep up the production of 3nm until the enhanced version of the 3nm (N3E) gets underway.
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