No surprise, Apple's 2018 smart phone chip code will be A12. Recently, the ID Longhorn hackers revealed on Twitter that, in addition to the A12 processor, Apple also prepared the A12X for tablet computers, both sharing Vortex ( Cyclone) code, model number is T8020 and T8027.
Previously, the core code of the A10X/A11 was related to 'wind', such as the former's 'Hurricane' and Zephyr's (zephyr), the latter's Monsoon (monsoon), etc. From the viewpoint of scientifically defined wind speed, cyclones It is far worse than monsoons and hurricanes. I wonder if this signal means that the performance of the A12 series is limited.
If the A12/A12X is launched at the same time, the former will be used on the new iPhone in autumn, and the latter on the new iPad. Of course, the main focus of the A12/A12X is both the CPU design and the GPU, because there are rumors that Apple will This generation began to design its own GPU.
Longhorn's tweet was forwarded by well-known prospect Roland Quandt, which at least proved not to be a word. At the same time, considering Longhorn himself as the cracker of the Windows ARM BOOT security breach, it was still very authoritative.
According to a report by Bloomberg this week, TSMC has already started production of A12 chips based on 7nm process, 7nm will save 40% energy than 10nm, and performance will increase by 20%.
