Apple’s chip supplier says global semiconductor shortage will continue well into 2022
This comes less than 24 hours after Intel’s new CEO Pat Gelsinger warned that the worldwide chip shortage could take “a couple of years” to abate.
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The global chip shortage has reportedly delayed some iPad and MacBook production
Don’t worry, production plans for the next iPhone have not been affected by the global semiconductor supply shortage so far, apparently.
Very invasive and risky unofficial RAM and SSD upgrades are possible on Apple silicon Macs
If you know what you’re doing, you could upgrade the default memory and storage of Apple’s M1 chip in your M1 Mac.
Apple silicon supplier TSMC will spend a staggering $100 billion to boost chip output
This major investment on TSMC’s part should help address the global semiconductor shortage and help the company meet demand for semiconductors of all stripes.
TSMC to build A15 chips for the iPhone 13 and 4nm ones for upcoming Apple silicon Macs
Apple has reportedly booked the initial production capacity of four-nanometre chips with the world’s top semiconductor foundry ahead of new Apple silicon Macs in 2022.
AMD is apparently working on two Apple M1 competitor chips
The Santa Clara, California-headquartered semiconductor company apparently has two Apple M1 competitor chips in prototype stages that are reportedly “almost ready”.
TSMC may build A15 chips for 2021 iPhones, Macs using its next-gen 5nm+ and 4nm process
TSMC’s 5nm+ process technology (aka N5P) is a performance-enhanced version of its 5nm process that’s used to fabricate the current Apple A14 and M1 chips.
Here’s why the baseline $999 MacBook Air comes with seven GPU cores instead of eight
Apple is simply using chip binning, which is a common industry practice designed to salvage some weaker chips by disabling one or more cores.
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.
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.
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.
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.
