It seems that 5 nanometer processors will be relegated in time for next year or perhaps 2020. TSMC would be betting on this chip manufacturing technology, but it won't be for a year or two when we really start seeing them on iPhones and iPads.
The TSMC CEO himself confirmed that they were working on this type of processors for Apple, but there are no clear dates for their start of mass production so it is almost certain that the new "A12" and "A12X" that will arrive this year with the new Apple devices will be manufactured in 7 nanometers.
TSMC invests 25 billion dollars for 5nm
TSMC's investment for 5nm processors amounts to $ 25 billion, but this will initially be relegated to a next generation of devices in 2019 or 2020. These new chips will be much more energy efficient speaking and above all much more powerful than the current 7 nanometers.
At the moment what seems clear according to DigiTimes, is that this year the new iPhone from 5,8 to 6,6 and the supposed model with a 6,1-inch LCD screen they will be left with a small modification in the processor to increase its performance, reliability and other benefits, but they would be manufactured in 7 nanometers. Really, most of the users we have plenty with the current processors and this would be to curl the loop to increase one more point the autonomy, speed and efficiency in general in the new iPhone and iPad, but for now it will be time to continue waiting.
