What is technical process and why is it important?

To explain the full importance of this event, let’s give a brief overview of what engineering is and why it is so important for any chip company.

Each microcircuit consists of a large number of microtransistors, which together with other elements form technical nodes. The smaller the technical process, the smaller these transistors. Simply put, 3 nanometers or 2 nanometers is the size of a transistor. The smaller they are, the more they fit into the same area of ​​the chip, and increasing numbers results in increased computing power. Additionally, smaller transistor sizes provide better energy efficiency, resulting in your smartphone using less power for the same tasks. You can also mention better heat dissipation and higher operating speed.

Therefore, it is logical that the smaller the technological process a company has, the more powerful its smartphones will be and have more capacity, and therefore buyers will bring their money to it. Therefore, the iPhone maker secured its dominance in this market by purchasing the entire supply of TSMC’s 3 nanometer chips in 2023, allowing the company to introduce the technology before its competitors.

A new Financial Times report published this week highlights Apple’s plans for processors based on 2nm technology. According to estimates, these Phone 17 Pro will be introduced in 2025. So you shouldn’t expect them in the new generation of Apple smartphones. So far, TSMC has produced test samples that will continue to receive changes and improvements, be tested and mastered. You need to write software for them too. Mass production will start in 2025.

Probably the people of Cupertino will repeat the same “trick” and pre-purchase all the latest microcircuits in order to be the first and only in this niche for at least a year. But sources say Nvidia is also interested in acquiring such chips as soon as possible; representatives were also present at the demonstration of the new technology.

We can only hope that all deadlines will be met and there will be no unexpected obstacles in this market.