For Apple, their current focus is on the creation of a new generation of iPhone, and A16 is currently in preparation. According to the latest news from the supply chain, Apple will launch two A16 Bionic processors, both of which will have a 6-core processor architecture, but will be differentiated according to the number of graphics cores, supporting 5G dual-band and a new generation of LPDDR5, WiFi6E and other technologies All specifications will be produced using TSMC’s 4nm process.
In addition to A16, Apple also preparing for M2. It will change all Mac series to Apple Silicon developed by itself in 2022. The matching of M2 series processors and Mac series product lines will be more clear, which will help speed up the product line. Alternate generations. The development of Apple’s M2 series of processors is nearing completion. Among them, the M2 processor is expected to be launched in the second half of 2022, and the M2 Pro and M2Max are expected to be launched in the first half of 2023.
According to sources in the supply chain industry, Apple Silicon will be updated every 18 months in the future. In the second half of 2022, Apple will first launch the M2 processor code-named Staten, and in the first half of 2023, it will launch the new M2X processor architecture code-named Rhodes, and release two processors such as M2 Pro and M2 Max according to the different graphics cores. Device. Apple’s M2 series processors all use the 4nm process, and will be updated to the M3 series processors after 18 months, and are expected to be mass-produced using TSMC’s 3nm process.