Apple plans to make use of newest chip tech by Taiwan’s TSMC in iPhones, Macs – Nikkei

Apple Inc is planning to make use of an up to date model of Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s newest chip producing know-how in iPhones and Macbooks subsequent 12 months, the Nikkei Asia newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The A17 cellular processor, which is at the moment beneath growth, will likely be mass-produced utilizing TSMC’s N3E chipmaking tech, anticipated to be obtainable within the second half of subsequent 12 months, the report mentioned, citing individuals accustomed to the matter. (https://s.nikkei.com/3eMNG6i)

The A17 will likely be used within the premium entry within the iPhone lineup slated for launch in 2023, it added.

The present iPhone mannequin has an A15 processor chip and within the current Apple launch occasion, the corporate mentioned iPhone 14 Professional fashions may also have the identical.

The chipmaker controls about 54 per cent of the worldwide marketplace for contractually produced chips, supplying corporations together with Apple and Qualcomm Inc.

Apple and TSMC didn’t instantly reply to Reuters requests for remark.