In 2022, iPhone and Mac may use 3nm process chip

According to a preview of a report to be released by DigiTimes, the iPhone and Mac in 2022 may use 3nm chips, because Apple’s main chip supplier TSMC is planning to start mass production of 3nm chips for Apple in the second half of next year. The paid preview of the full report to be published tomorrow is as follows:

According to industry insiders, TSMC is expected to push its 3-nanometer process technology to mass production in the second half of 2022 for use in Apple’s equipment, whether it is an iPhone or a Mac computer. Earlier in June, TSMC had begun to increase production capacity to produce 3-nanometer chips, but DigiTimes did not mention that Apple was a potential initial beneficiary of the new process.

Today’s news means that only two years after releasing chips based on the 5-nanometer process, Apple may plan to jump directly to the 3-nanometer process as soon as next year. According to reports, Apple has booked TSMC’s full capacity for 4nm chips for Apple Silicon Mac. However, the report does not have a timetable on when a Mac with a 4-nanometer chip might debut.

The A14 Bionic chip was first introduced in the updated iPad Air and was later put into the iPhone 12 series, which was built on a 5-nanometer process. Compared with earlier processes, the smaller architecture provides better performance and higher energy efficiency. For this year’s iPhone, Apple will use an enhanced version of the 5-nanometer process.

Tomorrow’s full report may provide more content around Apple’s plans to launch chips based on the 3-nanometer process. If the new report has any important content, we will continue to update it.

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