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Rumor: Apple to switch to 2nm chip production process for iPhone 18

Apple’s next-gen iPhone models appear to be headed towards a 2-nanometer production process. Per a post published on Saturday by noted Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the A20 chip in Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 18 models will be manufactured with TSMC’s 2nm process. Kuo stated that TSMC’s trial production of 2nm chips has now reached […]

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Apple announces M3 and M4-based Mac Studio desktops

If you’ve been hankering for an M3 or M4 Mac Studio, they’re here. Apple on Wednesday announced the M3 Mac Studio, the first major update to the workstation desktop in two years. Per Macworld, the Mac Studio starts at $1,999 with an M4 Max chip that has a 14-core CPU (10 performance cores and 4 […]

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Foxconn confirms microLED development work, mass production of displays to begin in 2025/2026

Although Apple has yet to complete its transition from LCD to OLED displays, it seems that the next logical step for the company is for microLED screens. Key supplier Foxconn recent announced that it expects to begin mass production of the technology in late 2025. The announcement also confirmed Foxconn’s relationship with Porotech for microLED […]

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Rumor: TSMC’s next-gen Apple product roadmap on schedule

Apple chipmaker TSMC is apparently on track toward manufacturing its 2nm and 1.4nm chips, which could be found in future generations of Apple silicon-based products. The manufacturing time frames for mass production of 2nm and 1.4nm chips have now apparently been determined: Trial production of the 2nm node will begin at in the second half […]

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TMSC begins publicly mentioning 1.4-nanometer fabrication for next-gen Apple products

If you think a three-nanometer fabrication process is small and power-efficient, chip manufacturer TSMC has publicly commented on its work on a 1.4nm fabrication technology that is likely destined to underpin future Apple silicon chips. In a slide (via SemiAnalysis’s Dylan Patel) from its Future of Logic panel, TSMC disclosed the official name of its […]