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<\/p>\nNovember 3, 2021<\/p>\n
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The chip powering the next-generation\u00a0iPhone<\/a>\u00a0will reportedly be based on a “4nm” process, an even smaller process compared to the 5nm process used in the\u00a0iPhone 12<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0iPhone 13<\/a>\u00a0lineups, according to a paywalled preview of an upcoming report from\u00a0DigiTimes<\/em>. A smaller process reduces a chip’s physical footprint and offers improved performance and enhanced energy efficiency. A\u00a0report yesterday<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0The Information<\/em>\u00a0claimed that TSMC and Apple are facing technical challenges in producing a 3nm chip, possibly being a reason the \u200ciPhone 14\u200c will feature a “4nm” process instead.<\/p>\n Separate\u00a0reports from earlier in the year<\/a>\u00a0have suggested that Apple has booked all of TSMC’s production capacity for the 3nm process, which could instead debut in the \u200ciPhone\u200c 15 and next-generation Apple silicon Mac computers in several years.<\/p>\n With the \u200ciPhone 13\u200c and\u00a0iPhone 13 Pro<\/a>\u00a0already released, we now await what Apple has in store for the \u200ciPhone 14\u200c. While we’re still a little under a year away from its launch, rumors suggest that the \u200ciPhone 14\u200c will feature one of the most significant \u200ciPhone\u200c redesigns of the past several years. Get caught up on the latest rumors about Apple’s next-generation \u200ciPhone\u200c using\u00a0our roundup<\/a>.<\/p>\n Update:<\/strong>\u00a0While the\u00a0DigiTimes<\/em>\u00a0report said “Apple will likely adopt TSMC’s 4nm process,” TSMC\u00a0refers to the process as “N4P”<\/a>\u00a0and describes it as a “third major enhancement of TSMC’s 5nm family.”<\/p>\n
\nLast year, Apple adopted a 5nm process with the A14 Bionic chip in the latest\u00a0iPad Air<\/a>\u00a0and the \u200ciPhone 12\u200c lineup. With the \u200ciPhone 13\u200c, it used an enhanced iteration of the 5nm process. For the\u00a0iPhone 14<\/a>, the report claims Apple and its chipmaking partner TSMC are looking to adopt a “4nm” process for the A16 Bionic, the likely name for the chip powering the next-generation \u200ciPhone\u200c.<\/p>\n