Well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the Chinese company TSMC will not produce processors using 3 and 4 nm technology until 2023. For the current year, the production of chips using only 5 nm technology has been announced, as before. It is TSMC that manufactures the processor for the iPhone, so the Apple A16 chip for the iPhone 14 is not expected to be made using the latest technology.

The expert said that using the same technological process as previous generation processors limits the growth of productivity and energy efficiency of new solutions. In general, the use of processors manufactured with the same technology for three consecutive years is atypical for Apple (the A14 and A15 were also 5 nanometers). In every subsequent generation iPhone (flagship models at least), the company prefers to install the latest chips. The source also states that Apple will not be able to find another manufacturer to supply it with 3- and 4-nm processors until the iPhone 14 launches this year.

Min-Chi Kuo also talked about the processors of the new MacBook Air, which is scheduled for release this fall. And here the forecasts are not happy: in his opinion, new laptops will receive M1 chips in addition to the current model. The new M2 processor won’t be ready until next year. Source