Apple A12 foundry network exposure | using TSMC 7nm process

As the core of smart phones, mobile chips have been playing an important role, so the details of a new generation of mobile chips is also a deep concern.Today supply chain mobile phone chip revealed that TSMC will start production next year Q2 7nm process, for Apple production A12 CPU. In addition, TSMC 7nm process of another customer for Qualcomm.

Apple A12 factory exposure

Mobile phone chip up to Taiwan, TSMC's three ASML EUV equipment is expected in the first quarter of 2018 in the 12-inch plant installed in the end of the second quarter of next year with 7nm process, for the production of Apple A12 CPU, another 7nm The customer is Qualcomm, which means that TSMC will not only become A12's foundry, but also with the chip field Gangster Qualcomm to reach cooperation.

As for the high-pass which will carry a new product 7nm process, the outside world speculation is Xiao Long 855. Because earlier news that, due to 7nm process output is limited, Xiao Long 845 is still using 10nm process. On the advent of time, Xiao Long 845 Than Xiaolong 855 earlier commercial, while Apple has actually been favored TSMC, after the A10 and A11 by TSMC foundry, so A12 in the foundry selection is not surprising.