Although the sales of the iPhone X did not satisfy Apple, the new generation of iPhone will still come. Taiwan media reported last week that: Apple's new mobile phone A12 processor will be manufactured using the next generation of higher performance 7nm process. All orders will also be responsible for TSMC.
Now Anandtech quoted TSMC president, CC Wei, to formally announce at the financial conference: TSMC has already started production of the A12 chip with a 7nm process (CLN7FF), recharging the new iPhone supply for its second half performance support. Whether it is a desktop or mobile computing platform, 7nm process It has extraordinary significance. It can not only greatly improve the operation efficiency and energy efficiency, but also the last important node in the semiconductor process.
Using 7nm process to manufacture chips can help designers to reduce the chip DIE package size (the same number of transistors) by 70%, reduce energy consumption by 60%, and increase frequency by 30%. If the performance is really the same as the plan of TSMC, then the new The A12 chip used by the iPhone will have much higher performance and energy efficiency than the iPhone family using the A11 chip.
In addition, foreign media also revealed that the amount of orders from Apple is very large, which will allow TSMC to produce A12 chips with the highest priority to meet its orders. The performance outlook for the first half of the year was lowered due to weak market demand for iPhone X and iPhone 8 series products.
