Launched this year as a small revolution,the A14 chipis the first mobile chip offered by Apple that is engraved in 5nm. But if this evolution of the processor of our latest generation iPhone 12 and iPad has made it possible togreatly improve the performance and efficiency of these devices, Apple does not want to stop there.
Indeed, in a report from TrendForce it is indicated that the chips produced today by TMSC will soon move to 4 nm. A breakthrough which is expected with the release of the “A16” in 2022, if Apple follows the naming of its A series for its iPhone and iPad processors. This new improvement in the construction of processors should make it possible to greatly improve the capabilities of the devices which will be equipped with them.
In this sense, the release of the latest MacBook and Mac mini, equipped with the M1 chip, shows the importance of the processor in the performance of the Apple brand's devices. Today, the M1 processor is one of the fastest on the market, it can accommodate up to 16 billion transistors.
4 nm for 2022, then 3 nm?
Developments that obviously make people envious. According to this same report, Qualcomm should also adopt 4nm technology in the coming years, so that Snapdragon processors are not left behind in the face of Apple's chips.
These development hypotheses follow the logic established by Apple which launched with the A10X, a processor engraved in 10 nm, a major advance for the Apple brand at the time. Currently, the standard is 5 nm engraving and Apple, like its competitors, is seeking to push the limits further with 4, then perhaps 3 nm and even less in the years to come.
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