Apple and Intel took the lead in adopting TSMC’s 3nm process technology

by ddos ·

Earlier news said that Apple is the priority of TSMC in terms of orders. It gave priority to the production capacity of the 4nm process and obtained the first batch of orders for the 3nm process. One of the reasons why Apple is favored is its huge resources. The demand for Apple’s self-developed chips and the huge sales of iPhone, iPad, and Mac product lines all help TSMC maintain its profit level.

According to a report from Nikkei Asia, it is Apple and Intel that are the first to obtain TSMC’s 3nm process. The latter’s struggle in semiconductor manufacturing has long been known, and there have been delays in the process from 10nm to 7nm. Although Intel has already determined that it will cooperate with TSMC, it has not disclosed any details. Sources pointed out that Apple and Intel are testing chip designs produced using TSMC’s N3 process.
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It is reported that Intel is cooperating with TSMC on at least two 3nm process projects involving chips used in laptops and servers. It is expected that Intel’s orders will start mass production at the end of 2022 at the earliest, which means that in 2023 or 2024, TSMC will use the 3nm process to produce chips for Intel.

For Apple, the earliest product using TSMC’s 3nm chip may be the new version of iPad Pro released next year, which will probably be launched in the second half of next year. Next year, Apple’s iPhone will be equipped with a 4nm process chip. TSMC promises that the performance of the N3 process can be increased by 10%-15% compared to the N5 process, or the power consumption can be reduced by 25%-30%.

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