The iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro Models have been using Apple’s chip sets of 3NM manufacturing process, and it can change to 2026. Apple began using 3 NM manufacturing process after converting ‘Pro’ branding for their chip sets for iPhone 15 Pro and new models. 4nm Apple A16 Bionic Processor more efficient 4NM A17 Pro Chip sets to switch to iPhone users many benefits, including better battery life and better performance. An analyst predicts that Apple will switch to a more powerful efficient chipset, which is expected to bring other benefits of performance.
A 9TO5MAC report, citing GF Securities analyst Jeff PU, claims that Apple will change using TSMC’s 2ND 2NM manufacturing process (N2) for its next generation A20 chip. It is expected that the processor will debut in 2026 with the iPhone 18 Pro, the iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the iPhone 18 folds, Apple’s first foldable device.
With the new process of fabric, the second Apple A20 processor will be smaller than its predecessor. Although it may offer better power performance, the analyst allegedly claims that Apple will adopt a new weepfor surface multi -chip module (WMCM), which will allegedly bring different ingredients (SOC, dram) to the waifer level simultaneously.
Such a design, which reduces the need for a substrate, also provides better thermal performance. Overall, this design will also reduce power consumption, which works better in view of the new performance requirements to run Apple Intelligence on iOS.
Analysts have also predicted that the second generation of TSMC’s 2NM (N2) production line will continue and running by 2026, and that chip makers will increase the ability to produce more chips in 2027.
Apple’s current iPhone 16 Pro Model uses its A18 Pro Civic, which is also manufactured by TSMC using their 3NM N3E process. It has a hexa -core architecture that is rotating on two major core 4.05GHz and has 6 core GPU with a 16 -core nerve engine, which is said to run AI work on 35 tips.
