Apple plans to use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s latest 3-nanometre microchip technology in its iPhones and Mac computers next year, Nikkei reported on Wednesday.
The A17 mobile processor now being developed “will be mass-produced using TSMC’s new N3E chipmaking tech”, which will offer better performance, energy efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, the report said. Apple is TSMC’s largest customer and aims to be the first company to utilise the new technology, it added.
Read the full report: Nikkei.
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