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Tag: Apple silicon

Major Apple supplier TSMC shares hit record high

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 10:17 am1 Comment

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) shares reached a record high on Tuesday, putting the world’s largest contract chipmaker…

Apple nears switch to in-house Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip

Friday, December 13, 2024 9:14 am1 Comment

Apple is set to further its self-reliance in chip manufacturing by developing its own Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chips. This strategic move will…

Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Beleaguered Intel, exits

Monday, December 2, 2024 11:40 am3 Comments

Beleaguered Intel on Monday announced that CEO Pat Gelsinger retired from the company after a 40-plus-year career and has…

Apple is ‘seriously considering’ Vision headset powered by your iPhone

Monday, November 4, 2024 4:18 pm4 Comments

Apple is exploring the development of a more affordable Vision Pro device. This new headset would rely on the iPhone for its processing power…

Apple said to dump Broadcom Wi-Fi for its own custom design next year

Thursday, October 31, 2024 11:14 amNo Comments

Apple is set to take another step towards self-reliance. The company is developing its own Wi-Fi 7 chips to replace Broadcom parts…

Apple introduces advanced M4 Pro and M4 Max chips

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 1:01 pmWednesday, October 30, 20241 Comment

Apple on Wednesday announced M4 Pro and M4 Max, two new chips that — along with M4 — bring far more power-efficient performance…

Major Apple supplier TSMC’s American chip production yields surpass Taiwan’s

Thursday, October 24, 2024 4:37 pm5 Comments

Major Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has achieved early production yields at its first plant in Arizona…

Apple’s 2025 iPads said to sport Apple-designed Wi-Fi chip

Thursday, September 19, 2024 5:15 pmFriday, September 20, 2024No Comments

Apple’s rumored in-house Wi-Fi chip might debut in devices as early as next year. The new custom-designed chip will…

Apple Silicon supplier TSMC breaks ground on €10 billion plant in Dresden, Germany

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:48 am1 Comment

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) broke ground in Dresden, Germany as it builds its first European plant amid growing…

Every Mac is getting an M4, but not all at the same time

Friday, August 16, 2024 2:02 pmFriday, August 16, 202412 Comments

Apple’s M4 chip, initially introduced in the iPad Pro, is set to supercharge the Mac lineup. Unlike previous M-series chips, the M4 will…

Apple supplier TSMC’s profit beats estimates

Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:59 am1 Comment

Major Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)’s earnings beat analysts’ heightened estimates as global demand…

Taiwan June exports tops forecasts on AI demand

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 9:45 amNo Comments

Taiwan’s exports in June defied expectations, surging more than anticipated. This growth is attributed to Taiwan’s role…

Major Apple supplier TSMC stock hits NT$1,000 in AI-powered rally

Friday, July 5, 2024 9:05 amNo Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) continues its record-breaking run, surging past NT$1,000 per share on the back of surging…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT app now available for macOS Sonoma with Apple Silicon

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 6:18 pm6 Comments

OpenAI’s ChatGPT app is now available on your Mac’s desktop. With the ChatGPT app, users can now chat about email, screenshots, files…

Security and privacy are hallmarks of Apple Intelligence

Thursday, June 13, 2024 12:02 pmThursday, June 13, 20241 Comment

Apple Intelligence is the personal artificial intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that combines the power of generative AI models…

Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple are bigger than China’s stock market

Thursday, June 6, 2024 9:57 amThursday, June 6, 2024No Comments

Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. combined are now worth more than China’s stock market. The three companies…

Major Apple supplier TSMC expects annual revenue growth of 10% in semiconductor industry

Thursday, May 23, 2024 9:38 am1 Comment

Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC, a major Apple supplier, on Thursday forecast an annual revenue growth of 10% in…

AAA title ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ launches on Apple Silicon Macs on November 15th

Thursday, May 16, 2024 6:02 pmWednesday, May 15, 2024No Comments

Ubisoft’s AAA title “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” is coming November 15th on Apple Silicon Macs via Apple’s Mac App Store…

Apple supplier TSMC’s sales jumped 60% in April on AI chip demand

Friday, May 10, 2024 9:13 am1 Comment

Major Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) saw April sales jump 60% to NT$236 billion (US$7.3 billion) as…

Apple to power some AI features with via data centers using Apple Silicon

Thursday, May 9, 2024 2:10 pm4 Comments

This year, Apple will power some of its upcoming artificial intelligence features via data centers equipped with its own Apple Silicon chips…

Apple unveils powerful new AI-focused M4 chip

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 1:29 pm2 Comments

Apple unveiled its latest iPad Pro models on Tuesday powered by new Apple Silicon, the M4 SoC, with a new Neural Engine for AI and…

Apple unveils breakthrough M4 chip with fastest ever Neural Engine for AI power

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 10:47 amTuesday, May 7, 2024No Comments

Apple today announced M4, the latest chip delivering phenomenal performance to the all-new iPad Pro. Built using second-gen 3-nanometer…

Apple Silicon supplier TSMC unveils 1.6nm process roadmap for 2026 chips

Thursday, April 25, 2024 9:33 amNo Comments

Apple Silicon supplier TSMC on Wednesday unveiled its newest semiconductor process, advanced packaging, and 3D IC technologies…

Apple reportedly designing its own custom artificial intelligence server processor

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 3:02 pmMonday, January 27, 202514 Comments

Apple is reportedly developing its own artificial intelligence server processor using TSMC’s 3nm process, with mass production to begin by…

Apple said to launch M4 Mac mini in late 2024 or early 2025, skipping M3

Monday, April 22, 2024 4:05 pmMonday, April 22, 2024No Comments

Apple could completely skip the M3 generation for some Macs, most notably the Mac mini, launching a new M4 Mac mini as soon as this year…

Major Apple supplier TSMC cuts chip market outlook as consumer weakness persists

Friday, April 19, 2024 12:01 pmFriday, April 19, 20243 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) scaled back its outlook for a chip market expansion, cautioning that the smartphone…

Major Apple supplier TSMC expects Q2 sales to jump on ‘insatiable’ AI demand

Thursday, April 18, 2024 11:45 am1 Comment

Major Apple supplier TSMC, the world’s largest chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, forecast second-quarter sales may…

Major Apple supplier TSMC first-quarter profit expected to rise 5% on strong AI chip demand

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 1:51 pm1 Comment

Major Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the dominant producer of advanced chips used in AI…

Apple is nearing production of powerful AI-focused M4 chips for Mac

Monday, April 15, 2024 11:29 am6 Comments

Apple is nearing production of M4 chips and is planning to release its first Macs with the components later this year…

News of Apple’s AI-focus unleashes $112 billion stock surge

Friday, April 12, 2024 10:01 amFriday, April 12, 20243 Comments

The stock market has punished Apple this year for failing to offer a generative AI (GenAI) solution to help power its future growth. The…

Apple preps dramatic overhaul of entire Mac line powered by AI-focused M4 chips

Thursday, April 11, 2024 2:34 pm19 Comments

Looking to boost sluggish computer sales, Apple is preparing to overhaul its entire Mac line powered by a new family of M4 Apple Silicon…

Apple Silicon supplier TSMC wins $6.6 billion U.S. subsidy for Arizona chip production

Monday, April 8, 2024 9:23 amMonday, April 8, 202411 Comments

Apple Silicon supplier TSMC has been awarded a $6.6 billion U.S. subsidy and up to $5 billion in low-cost government loans for Arizona chip…

Apple Silicon supplier TSMC resumes work at production sites after earthquake pause

Thursday, April 4, 2024 2:18 pmThursday, April 4, 2024No Comments

Apple Silicon supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) resumed work at its construction sites in the earthquake-hit country…

Apple’s M3 Ultra chip may be a unique design, not just two M3 Max chips bolted together

Friday, March 29, 2024 3:26 pmFriday, March 29, 20246 Comments

Apple’s M3 Ultra chip may be designed as a unique standalone chip, rather than two M3 Max chips joined together as in the M1 Ultra and…

Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple M-series chips leaks secret encryption keys

Friday, March 22, 2024 11:54 am13 Comments

A newly discovered vulnerability baked into Apple’s M-series of chips allows attackers to extract secret keys from Macs when they…

Apple slated to be initial client for TSMC’s first 2-nanometer chips

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 4:20 pmWednesday, January 24, 20244 Comments

The first company to receive chips built on the TSMC’s future 2-nanometer process will be, unsurprisingly, Apple with its…

Inside Apple’s advanced custom chip lab

Friday, December 1, 2023 9:29 am2 Comments

Inside a lab where Apple designs custom chips that power new Macs, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, Apple TVs, HomePods and more…

Apple to produce and package some Apple Silicon chips in America

Thursday, November 30, 2023 10:01 amNo Comments

Amkor will package Apple Silicon produced in the Arizona TSMC fab, where Apple is also the largest customer…

Apple’s three GPU enhancements in M3 and A17 Pro explained

Friday, November 10, 2023 2:02 pmFriday, November 10, 20231 Comment

Apple Silicon GPUs get even better thanks to significant improvements to parallel processes in M3 and A17 Pro…

MacDailyNews presents live coverage of Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ special event

Monday, October 30, 2023 5:05 pmTuesday, October 31, 20236 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook and a team of Apple execs will host the company’s “Scary Fast” special event today, Monday, Oct. 30th at 5pm PDT / 8pm EDT…

Apple’s new ‘Scary Fast’ Macs likely to launch on November 8th

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 12:08 pmFriday, October 27, 20237 Comments

Apple is likely to launch new Mac models at its “Scary Fast” event on Monday, October 30th. The new models will come in various…

It’s official: Apple to hold ‘Scary fast’ event on October 30th

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 12:44 pmTuesday, October 24, 20239 Comments

It’s official, Apple will hold a special media event which it’s tagged “Scary fast” on October 30th at 5pm PT / 8pm ET…

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