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A leaker, Mr. Temoku Akira Katadahito, posted on Twitter that he expects that TSMC’s latest process, the 3nm process “N3”, will not be manufactured because there are no customers who want to manufacture semiconductors in the same process. .
Will A17 for iPhone15 Pro be in time? ?
He predicts that semiconductor manufacturing on TSMC’s 3nm process will begin in the second half of 2023 (July-December) with an improved 3nm process, “N3E.”
In that case, as analyst Ming-Chi Kuo pointed out, the M2 Pro and M2 Max in the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros would be on TSMC’s 5nm process “N5P” instead of TSMC’s 3nm process “N3”. It seems likely that it will be manufactured in .
Mr. Akira Katadahito said that even Apple gave up semiconductor manufacturing with “N3”, citing the high manufacturing cost as the reason.
If it is as he expected, there is concern whether the production of the A17 for the iPhone 15 Pro series will start in time for the second half of 2023 (July to December).
That’s bad, TSMC decided to ditch N3 and go for N3E even Apple abandon it pic.twitter.com/GgpU23cjQ6
— Shrimp Apple Pro
(@VNchocoTaco) August 27, 2022
Photo: Apple Hub/Facebook
(FT729)
Source: iPhone Mania