Apple is reportedly planning to completely migrate to the 2nm manufacturing process for its upcoming silicons. Despite the fact that the 3nm A17 Pro has only recently been released, with multiple revisions of this node still to come, a fresh report claims that switching to 2nm will not happen before 2026.
Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities, discussed how Apple and NVIDIA will migrate to TSMC’s 2nm technology for various products on his Medium blog.
While NVIDIA focuses on its next-generation B100 AI chips, Apple is expected to release the first chipset mass-produced on this technique.
However, Kuo did not identify which device or goods will be powered by this nameless silicon. Nonetheless, considering that the technological behemoth prioritizes the release of cutting-edge SoCs for iPhones first, as this division is Apple’s key revenue generator, we may expect the A20 Bionic to be the world’s first 2nm chip.
We have already seen reports that Apple will be TSMC’s first 2nm customer, but each wafer price is said to reach $25,000, implying that the first chipset may be so expensive that Apple raises the price of iPhones again. Before transitioning to the 2nm process, the company will first use the N3E, then the N3P, and eventually the N3X before finally entering 2nm land.
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