Rumours suggest that future Apple silicon Macs will include new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with an all-new form factor as early as Q2 2021, in addition to a redesigned 27-inch iMac later this year and a smaller version of the Mac Pro, likely in 2022.
#M2 GOES INTO MASS PRODUCTION MAC SERIES#
To reiterate, the upcoming 15' MacBook Air will feature the M2 series and offer two processor spec options. All future M2-series chips will be built on this same 3nm process. Apple and TSMC are apparently going to switch to a 3-nanometre process to build them. With an 8-core CPU, up to an 8-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, unified memory architecture, and more, the company said the aCEM1aCE chip delivers up to 3.5x faster system performance, up to 6x faster graphics performance and up to 15x faster machine learning, while enabling battery life up to 2x longer than previous-generation Macs.Īpple said in 2020 that it would take the company two years to fully transition from Intel chipsets to Apple silicon. The new 15' MacBook model should be named MacBook Air. Apple will start mass production of the M2 Pro chip with its current fabrication partner TSMC later this year. Just last week, Apple unveiled redesigned 24-inch iMacs and a new iPad Pro lineup and to underscore the hardware capabilities of the devices, Apple kitted them out with the same 5nm-based aCEM1aCE processor found in its other Apple silicon Macs. Produced by Apple supplier TSMC, Apple's custom aCEM1aCE silicon made its debut late last year with the introduction of the Mac mini, MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, bringing considerable performance improvements and battery efficiency over the Intel chips it replaced. Shipments of the new chipset could begin as early as July for use in MacBooks that are scheduled to go on sale in the second half of this year, sources said.
2nm mass production is expected to start as soon as 2025.The next generation of Mac processors designed by Apple entered mass production this month, sources familiar with the matter told Nikkei Asia, bringing the US tech giant one step closer to its goal of replacing Intel-designed central processing units with its own, MacRumors, Nikkei Asia reported. TSMC’s Arizona plants will eventually produce 3nm chips as well (after starting with 4nm), but the company’s Taiwan plants are expected to produce the leading-edge tech first.
Everything we know about the M2 Pro and M2 Max 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro.The company is widely expected to announce an all-new MacBook Pro range later this year, redesigned from the ground up and the first Mac to incorporate Apple’s next-generation M1X or M2 chip. The first 3nm chips to arrive in Apple products are expected to be Macs with the M2 Pro and Max in 2023. Apple has sent its new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro into mass production. Tim Cook introduces TSMC Arizona factory: ‘These chips can be proudly stamped Made in America’Īpple currently calls its A16 a 4nm chip, although TSMC really considers it an enhanced 5nm chip.“Market analysts speculate that the company is holding the ceremony to publicize its intention to keep using Taiwan as a hub for research, development and production, despite its overseas investments.” Those plans more than tripled recently from $12 billion to $40 billion for its Arizona facilities. The company’s “Fab 18” plant to start the manufacturing of the latest and greatest chip tech is in Southern Taiwan Science Park, Tainan.Īs it happens, it’s strange for TSMC to have a ceremony like this and analysts think the company is hoping it helps with concerns about its recent investments in the US. Apple Working on M2 Pro, M2 Max, Likely for New MacBook Pro Models Launch Could Happen a Couple Years From Now. Reported by Focus Taiwan, TSMC is holding a celebration today marking the start of mass production of 3nm process chips in its home country of Taiwan. The new M2-powered Mac Mini is just 500 in this. Interestingly, a ceremony like this is unusual for TSMC, here’s why… The upcoming Apple M2 chipset has gone into mass production, as per sources in the industry, paving the way for new devices later this year. After TSMC and Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced its upcoming chip plant earlier this month in Arizona, mass production of 3nm silicon is kicking off in Taiwan with a celebration.
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