As the hardware segment is one of the most talked about topics, it is natural that there are always many rumors around what may soon reach the market.
According to the latest information, Apple’s upcoming M3 processors will use TSMC’s 3nm manufacturing process.
Apple M3 will feature TSMC's 3nm manufacturing process
According to rumors from some industry sources, the upcoming Apple M3 SoC, which will make its debut on future Macs, will be produced using Taiwanese manufacturer TSMC's 3-nanometer (N3) manufacturing process.
The information was released by Digitimes which added that the sources wanted to remain anonymous. The details indicate that TSMC will begin mass production of these chips during the fourth quarter of 2022. In turn, market delivery of these next-generation SoCs will take place during the first quarter of 2023. And this schedule gives more than just that. enough time for the Cupertino brand to be able to announce its new equipment in the second half of this year.
In turn, other information recently revealed indicate that during this month of December, an Intel representative will go to Taiwan for a meeting with a TSMC executive in order to close an agreement for the North American manufacturer to have access to the first 'batch. ' of 3nm chips. According to rumors, initial production will be 40,000 chips per month.
Clearly Intel will have access to fewer chips than Apple. However, Pat Gelsinger's company has its own foundries and, as such, this order will only be a kind of complement to its production. The apple company counts exclusively on TSMC for its components.
According to what has been mentioned, the Apple M3 Max will have 40 CPU cores and 128 GPU cores.
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