Apple is reportedly already developing A15 chips for iPhone 13, iMacs, MacBooks & more
Modified versions of this custom chip are expected to power Apple’s second-generation iMac and MacBook computers.
Chips
A redesigned iMac with desktop-class Apple A14T chip should drop in the first half of 2021
Apple’s contract manufacturer TSMC is understood to be already producing custom five-nanometer chips for the first Apple Silicon-powered MacBook notebook.
Apple seeks tax breaks from the US government to support domestic chip production
The alleged move is the strongest indication to date that the iPhone maker is keen to move more of its supply chain to the United States.
Comparison: iPhone 11 Pro vs iPhone 12 Pro vs iPhone 12 Pro Max
There are substantial differences between last year’s iPhone 11 Pro lineup and this year’s iPhone 12 Pro lineup. In this piece, we’ll compare the handsets’ hardware to help you decide if the upgrade is worth it.
Rumor: The next Apple TV and HomePod mini to double as UWB base stations
The feature will supposedly work between devices that are equipped with Apple’s U1 ultra wide-band chip, including the iPhone 11 phones and the new Apple Watch Series 6 watches.
Bad quality assurance of Skylake reportedly accelerated Apple’s plans to ditch Intel
Quality assurance for the Skylake chip was “abnormally bad”, apparently hastening Apple’s plan to start using its own in-custom chips in Macs.
TSMC’s upcoming $12 billion US semiconductor plant and “Made in USA” iPhones
Former Apple engineer Jean-Louis Gassée in his Monday Note column analyzes the repercussion of the move and potential problems that it may solve.
Bloomberg: First Macs featuring 8-core Apple CPUs built on 5nm process arriving in 2021
The project has been going for several years, filing as Apple’s most ambitious computer chip initiative to date.
Kuo: Apple would pay 40-60% less for the CPU by switching away from Intel
In Kuo’s mind, ARM-powered Macs would help boost annual Mac sales from about twenty million units currently to as many as thirty million units over time.
2020 iPad Pro’s A12Z chip could be a rebadged A12X that enables a previously latent GPU core
Apple’s A12Z Bionic chip that debuted in the new iPad Pro last week is probably a rebranded A12X Bionic processor from 2018 that activates a previously disabled graphics core.
Former iPhone GPU supplier Imagination signs a new license agreement with Apple
Imagination and Apple have signed a new license agreement allowing the latter to use Imagination’s intellectual property in its own designs in exchange for license fees.
5nm A14 chips for this year’s iPhones will reportedly enter production in the second quarter
According to DigiTimes, TSMC will remain Apple’s sole foundry partner for the chips that will power the upcoming iPhone and iPad models to be released later this year.
