Monday, 23 April 2018

Apple's A12 to be the first 7nm chipset, reaping record profits for TSMC

Apple has reportedly given TSMC the full contract for manufacturing the next gen iPhone 9, Xs and Xs Plus chipset, expected to be called the A12. The kicker this year is that the A12 might be the first 7nm processor to land in a retail phone, followed by the Snapdragon 855 in the Galaxy S10.

The so-called 7nm risk production is something that TSMC started last year, so there is a big chance that the 2018 iPhone crop will beat the Note 9 when it comes to chipsets, unless Samsung's phablet ships with an 8nm processor, which will pretty much be equivalent to whatever TSMC churns ...

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