The latest reports suggest that Apple is preparing to use chips built on the 2nm process in its Mac computers, although they won’t be available for a few years.
As time progresses, advanced semiconductor processes are gradually moving forward. Although Apple missed the opportunity to use the 3nm process this year, the next 3nm and 2nm processes are all set for a stable transition.
Apple has its own SoC design team so that it can design CPUs for the iPhone, Mac and iPad, and have them OEM’d by TSMC.
However, progress hasn’t always gone according to plan. Apple processors like the M1 and A15 are made on the 5nm process, and the company wanted to transition to 3nm this year, but as fate would have it, TSMC was unable to resolve volume production issues in the second half of the year, and even now it’s too late for immediate volume production, so the new M2 and A16 are still using an enhanced version of the 5nm process, with the M3 expected to be Apple’s first 3nm successor. process.
According to the Electronic Times, Apple has been actively preparing for 2nm chips for a long time and hopes to strengthen cooperation with TSMC to apply new nodes to its internally developed processors, which are planned to enter mass production in 2025.
Of course, even if Apple chips don’t make the big leap forward they’re not behind. According to Apple, the A16 in the iPhone 14 Pro is 33% more powerful than the iPhone 11 Pro Max and 40% more powerful than the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, while battery life is also longer, and future chips using the 2nm process are also worth looking forward to.
