According to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s A20 chip should adopt TSMC’s 2nm process for the very first time. This means that next years iPhone 18 models should all take the leap to a next-generation chip architecture. Previously, it was unclear whether or not all iPhone 18 models would adopt 2nm tech.
This years iPhone 17 models will utilize TSMC’s third generation 3nm process, N3P. While newer generation chip architectures are able to yield performance and efficiency enhancements, you generally notice the biggest jumps with new process nodes.
Apple begun to adopt 3nm chip technology in 2023 with the A17 Pro and M3 chips. Leaping to 2nm next year will mark the beginning of a new three-year chip cycle, as per usual. TSMC states that 2nm chips should lead to a roughly 15% performance boost while consuming the same level of power.
Kuo also notes that TSMC’s trial production for 2nm chips reached 60-70% yields three months ago, and they’re now “well above that.”
It’s unclear whether or not 2026’s M6 chip family for Macs will adopt 2nm chip technology, but hopefully that’ll end up being the case.
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