Apple rumored to kick off M5 chip production using TSMC performance-enhanced 3nm node
South Korean website claims that TSMC has started high-volume production of Apple's M5 processors using N3P fabrication process.
Apple M5 production kicks off, but it won’t be a massive upgrade
Apple has reportedly kicked off production of its M5 chipset, but if you were hoping for a massive upgrade, you could be disappointed.
Apple M5 Chips Are Reportedly in Production and Will Power the Next-Gen iPads and Macs in Second Half of 2025
The Apple M5 chips are expected to power new Apple devices by the latter half of 2025, utilising TSMCs advanced 3nm process technology.
Apple’s AI-focused M5 chip enters mass production
Reports indicate that TSMC and other semiconductor companies have been working on the M5 chip series since last month.
Forget the M4, the M5 iPad Pro and Macs are on track for release this year
At the end of 2024, we heard reports that Apple’s 2025 release schedule includes an M5-based iPad Pro and MacBook Pro. According to a new report, it looks like those products are right on schedule. ETnews (Korean) reports that the fabrication of Apple’s M5 chip has been in the packaging stage since January, a crucial step toward mass production.
Apple reportedly started M5 mass production ahead of 2025 Mac releases
After Apple ordered TSMC to start the production development of the M5 chip, the mass production for this upcoming processor has now begun.
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Analyst: TSMC 3nm Wafer Goes for $18,000
Analyst Ben Bajarin is estimating that TSMC’s 3nm wafers are running Apple about $18,000 a pop. Apple uses the 3nm process for its A17 and A18 smartphone chips. That’s a hefty price tag ...
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NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 60 rumors begin: Rubin GPU, more VRAM, DLSS 5, TSMC 3nm node
PC gamers can't even buy NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 or RTX 5080, and now we've got the hype train for next-gen RTX 60 ...
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Apple's 3nm TSMC wafer costs soar to $18,000, more than tripling since the 28nm A7 chip
To be fair, the A18 Pro is fabricated on TSMC's cutting-edge 3nm process and crams an astonishing 20 billion transistors into its significantly more powerful CPU, GPU, and neural cores.
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Used Process Equipment
The upcoming Tensor G5 and Tensor G6 chips will reportedly be built on TSMC's 3nm process technology, which is also used to build Ap... Oppo announced a new on-device artificial intelligence (AI ...
TSMC said to plan 1 nm process fab in southern Taiwan, Chosun Daily reports
According to Taiwan’s United Daily News, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing plans to build a 1 nm process fab in southern Taiwan, reported The ...