New Rumors Suggest Apple Supplier Will Start Producing 2nm Chips in 2025

Introduction:

Apple has always been a step ahead of the competition, and their suppliers have played a big role in that. So, it's no surprise that there are rumors circulating about their latest supplier. This time, it's a chipmaker that will supposedly start producing 2nm chips in 2025. What does this mean for the tech giant and for us? We'll give you all the latest information and speculation on this breaking news.

smaller is better

In the chip-making business, smaller is better. For years, Intel, Samsung, and TSMC have been locked in an endless race to reduce the size of their chip nodes. The smaller the node size, the more transistors that can be fit on a chip, and the faster and more efficient the chip can be. Right now, TSMC’s customers are lining up to be the first to get a taste of its latest breakthrough. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the world’s largest chipmaker and Apple’s leading supplier, has announced that it has developed a process to manufacture chips using a node size of 2nm. That’s tiny! To put that in perspective, the current state-of-the-art node size is 7nm. If all goes according to plan, TSMC will start producing 2nm chips in 2025.

latest iPhones and MacBooks use a 5nm processor and 3nm is scheduled for later this year

Rumors are swirling that Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may start producing 2nm chips as early as 2025. For context, the latest iPhones and MacBooks use a 5nm processor and 3nm is scheduled for later this year. TSMC has been making moves to prepare for this, with construction of its new N2 plant set to begin in 2022 and risk production of the chips starting in 2024. This is all in line with plans by client PC maker Intel, which is expecting to start production of its own 2nm chips in late 2024.

TSMC’s 3nm chips arrive later this year, and will likely power the iPhone 14

As for Apple, the Cupertino giant has been TSMC’s largest customer by revenue for the last decade. The latest chips use a 5nm processor, so there will presumably be interim releases before the N2 chips are delivered in early 2016. TSMC is expected to begin mass production of 3nm chips later this year, and these will likely power the iPhone 14. Intel, for its part, believes it can get back on track after falling far behind competitors. The company’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger, recently said that it plans to offer 5nm processors by 2021.

A 2nm chip could also arrive soon

A new rumor from Taiwan says that Apple supplier TSMC will start producing 2nm chips starting in 2025. That's in addition to the 5nm chips that the company is already producing for Apple and Intel. It's unclear if those 5nm chips will be for iPhones or for other devices, but it seems likely that Apple will want to stay ahead of the curve in terms of chip production. In other news, MediaTek announced two 5G smartphone chips—Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 8000—using TSMC technology. As Tom's Hardware notes, those chips are likely to be used in upcoming devices from companies like Huawei, Vivo and OPPO. So it looks like we can expect some pretty impressive advancements in chip technology in the next few years!

Conclusion:

Every year, we see new and improved versions of the iPhone and other Apple products. The newest iPhones are rumored to be released in September of 2020, and with them will come even better performance and processing power. Suppliers are already gearing up for this by starting to produce 2nm chips, which will be even smaller and more efficient than the ones currently in use. So far, there's no word on what devices will actually be using these new chips, but we can expect great things from Apple in the coming years.