While the chips embedded in the iPhone today use so-called “5nm” technologies, Apple, through its subcontractors, hopes to be able to break this glass ceiling andgo below the famous 5 nm mark in the coming years.
In any case, this is what a report from Digitimes announces, the information site explains that TSMC plans to expand its 3 nm processing capacity to 55,000 units per month in 2022. The company should further increase production in the following months to reach more than 100,000 monthly units at the start of 2023.
A previous report already suggested that TSMC would be ready to move to volume production in the second half of next year, which suggests that the 3nm production roadmap remains unchanged.
5nm still at the top
During this time,TSMCplans to increase its 5nm process manufacturing capacity throughout the year to meet the growing demands of its key customers. According to today's report, TSMC will increase to 105,000 parts per month in the first half of 2021, compared to 90,000 units produced in the last quarter of the year.
DigiTimes even announces the figure of 120,000 units produced by the end of this year 2021, a further increase in the firm's production chain, which could thus meet the demand for the new Apple models, which would be, according to this report, produced with 5nm technology.
4 then 3 nm by 2023
TrendForce believes that the A16 chip on the market in 2022, according to them, will be the first to go below 5 nm. This new chip should use 4nm technology, while its little sister, A17, which is scheduled for release in 2023, will be the first to use 3nm technology. A new technology which could not be limited to iPhones, the source of its information estimating that “Apple Silicon” Macs could also benefit from it in the coming years.
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