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Bloomberg reporter Mark Garman expects to announce products with M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra and M3, challenges for Apple’s proprietary 5G model, iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8 with the same system-on-chip (SoC) as the current model ) Is installed.
About the new Apple Silicon and 5G modem
German said products with M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra and M3 will be announced within the next 18 months.
Apple’s focus on developing these new Apple silicon was one of the factors behind the delay in developing SoCs and 5G modems for the iPhone and Apple Watch, he said.
Regarding the reason why Apple is struggling to develop a 5G modem, Garman said that development started in 2019 but the heat generation problem has not been solved, and it is expected that it will be installed in the actual product at the earliest in 2024. doing.
SoC for iPhone 14 series and Apple Watch Series 8
According to German’s information, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will be equipped with the A15 Bionic, and the A16 will be installed only in the iPhone 14 Pro series.
Also, the S8 installed in the Apple Watch Series 8 has the same specifications as the S6 and S7, the reporter said.
TSMC process node affected
Gherman cites the challenge of developing and manufacturing these Apple silicones as being dependent on the process nodes of the outsourced TSMC.
It was reported that the mass production of Apple silicon by TSMC’s 3nm process was delayed, but other than that, the manufacturing cost is rising, the A16 can not be installed in all models of the iPhone 14 series, and it is the same as the Apple Watch. It seems that it is connected to continue to install the SoC of the specification.
Source: Power On
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