The first company to receive chips built on the TSMC’s future 2-nanometer process will be, unsurprisingly, Apple, DigiTimes reports. Apple is “widely believed to be the initial client to utilize the process,” DigiTimes reports.
TSMC is expected to begin producing 2nm chips starting in the second half of 2025. Terms like “3nm” and “2nm” refer to the specific architecture and design rules TSMC is using for a family of chips. Decreases in node size correspond to a smaller transistor size, so more transistors can fit on a processor, leading to boosts in speed and more efficient power consumption.
This year, Apple adopted 3-nanometer chips for its iPhones and Macs. Both the A17 Pro chip in the iPhone 15 Pro models and the M3 series chips in Macs are built on the 3-nanometer node, an upgrade over the prior 5nm node. The jump from 5nm technology to 3nm technology brought notable 20 percent faster GPU speeds, 10 percent faster CPU speed, and a 2x faster Neural Engine to the iPhone, and similar improvements on Macs.
MacDailyNews Take: True all-day (exceeding 24 hours) battery life for MacBooks are likely to arrive relatively soon! (Currently, MacBook Pro offers the longest battery life ever in a Mac — up to 22 hours.)
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I so hope this is true…all I’ve ever wanted was a true all day battery life MacBook Pro. MacBooks are like Teslas…the batteries never seem to quite live up to the promises. MacBooks only seem to last 3 – 5 hours for me and my Tesla only gets about 180 – 210 miles on a charge (Its supposed to be EPA rated for 320). Maybe one day….
TSMC is mighty impressive.
Apple is likely to run version 1.0 of Vision Pro out for 18 months.
The second generation w/2nm processors (M4 and R2) along with redesigned materials, will allow the battery to move internally, w/an optional second external battery pack.
At this time next year, Apple will launch its Vision consumer model. This will focus much more on gaming and entertainment. For 6 months it will have an advantage over the Pro, with an M3 processor, and R1. Where it will have lessor features than the pro is it will not ship with built-in speakers, and will not have an outward-facing 3D OLED display.
Discussions internally are still ongoing as to whether or not to keep the 3D OLED, replace it with a LCD status indicator panel, or remove it entirely.
The target price for the non-pro version is $1,999, which Apple believes will skyrocket adoption, coupled with Concerts and a few new big-time AR games.
Would Apple be able to switch over their entire product line to Snapdragons if the communists take control of T(aiwan)SMC? I’m sure it won’t come to this with Joe at the helm of The United States’ foreign policy. Let’s all face it – countries around the world have never been more at peace than they have since Joe was elected (at 3:30am) by a landslide!