It looks like Apple is starting the queue up design elements for its A11 processor. Apple processor supplier TSMC is rumored to be designing an A11 chip that could be manufactured in small quantities as soon as the second quarter of 2017. Sources have said the chip design is based on the 10-nanometer FinFET process […]
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Your Mac’s GPUs are about to get a lot more powerful. Graphics titans AMD and Nvidia are set to unveil new GPU products this year featuring Global Foundries’ 14 nm FinFET and TSMC’s 16 nm FinFET Plus processor nodes, thereby allowing for significant improvements in graphics performance. Both AMD’s Polaris architecture and Nvidia’s Pascal architecture […]
It looks like TSMC will be taking on the full manufacturing load for the iPhone 7’s processor. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced that they’ve reached a deal to produce the A10 processor and will most likely use a 10-nanometer manufacturing process. Full production is slated to begin in June. Along with the 10-nanometer production process, […]
It looks like the iPhone 7 will feature a 3D Touch component as well as relocated LCD flex cables within its frame. Taiwanese web site Apple.club.tw has leaked images of what are thought to be the 3D Touch chip and flex cables, the images also suggesting the backlight assembly is designed for larger than a […]
The rumor mill is offering some neat options for the iPhone 7 Plus upon its release. A current report states that the upcoming handset may feature a 256GB storage option and larger 3,100 mAh battery as two differentiating features over the smaller iPhone 7. The report does not specify if the iPhone 7 Plus will […]