Ngokuqinisekileyo iApple ibethe isikhonkwane entloko ngokukhetha TSMC njengomenzi weeprosesa zayo. Ingcali yayo ephezulu inika iichips ezintsha ezisebenza ngokukuko, kunye neetekhnoloji eziphambili kakhulu.
Sele isenza imveliso ye A15 ye-iPhone 13 ene-5nm yoyilo, kodwa iichips ezilandelayo zezixhobo ze-Apple ziya kuba ziyi-4nm, kwaye ezi-3nm sele zikwisigaba sokuvavanya. Eyokugqibela.
Ingxelo osandula ukuyipapasha Nikkei, Iqinisekisa ukuba zombini i-TSMC kunye ne-Intel zikulungele ukwenza iiprosesa ngobuchwephesha be 3 nm. Oku kuthetha ukuba ziya kuba ziichips ezifanelekileyo ngakumbi kunezi zangoku, i-5 nm.
Kutshilo inqaku lichaza ukuba i-chip yokuqala ye-3nm ye-Apple inokufika kwi-iPad (mhlawumbi imodeli yePro). Inkqubo ye- iPhone 14 Uya kusebenzisa i-4nm SoC enkulu ngenxa yenkqubo yokufumana amaxabiso okuhamba / amaxesha akhokelayo. Oku kungasayi kuba luphuculo ngaphezulu kwe-5nm chip design ebonwe kwi-iPhone 12 kwaye eya kuthi iqhubeke nokunyuka kwi-iPhone 13 kulo nyaka.
IiNanometer ezidumileyo (nm) yi umgama phakathi kwe-transistors kwisiqwengana. Xa ubungakanani benkqubo buyancipha, izithuba phakathi kwabaguquleli ziyancitshiswa. Oku ngokubanzi kukhokelela kulwakhiwo lwamandla kunye nokusebenza okuphezulu.
Kwii-iPhones ezazisa kulo nyaka, ziya kunyusa i-Apple A15 chip eyakhiwe ngohlobo lwe 5 nm esele ikwisigaba sokuveliswa kobuninzi, ukuze babenakho ukuzazisa ngoSeptemba walo nyaka.
Kwiminyaka emibini ukusukela ngoku, iApple iyakwamkela iprosesa ukusuka 3 nm Kuzo zonke izixhobo zakho, ukusika ii-iPhones, ii-iPads kunye neeMacs.Ingcinga efanelekileyo yokwenza kukuba uqale nge-iPad Pro kuqala, ngokwembono yokuhamba. Iya kuba yinguqulelo entsha ye-Apple M1 yangoku. Ngubani owaziyo ukuba i-M2, okanye sele i-M3 entsha ...