Apple Silicon is coming?
Apple has held two autumn conferences and launched a variety of products including the iPad Air, Apple watch, and iPhone12 series. Now, Apple may continue to hold the third conference.
On October 16, according to Appleinsider, Jon, the source of the news, Jon Prosser broke the news , Apple will release its first Mac computer equipped with its self-developed chip Apple Silicon on November 17.
At the 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) held in June this year, Apple announced that it plans to no longer use Intel chips in future new Mac computers, but to switch to the ARM-based self-developed chip Apple Silicon. Complete the transition within one year. Apple said that after using Apple Silicon, not only will the performance of notebook computers be greatly improved, but the power consumption will also be lower than that of Intel processors.
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple plans to compete with “other products” in an event in November “Together release its first Mac equipped with Apple Silicon. In addition, Apple also stated at WWDC that it plans to launch the first Mac equipped with its self-developed chip before the end of this year.
However, it is still unclear which Mac computer will grab the debut of Apple Silicon. Previously, according to the news released by the Taiwanese media “China Times”, equipped withThe 12-inch Retina display MacBook will be the first to use Apple Silicon, and its weight will be reduced to less than 1kg. The current MacBook Air weighs 1.29 kg, while the 13-inch MacBook Pro weighs 1.4 kg.
But it does not rule out that Apple Silicon will appear on the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro product lines. Well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo once said that Apple’s first ARM-based Mac computer will be a 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Currently, market news has pointed out that the chip is powered by TSMC exclusive foundry. As a leading company in the chip foundry field, TSMC has maintained a stable cooperative relationship with Apple. The latest iPhone 12 series uses the A14 chip that is equipped with TSMC’s 5nm process technology.
According to the latest financial report released by TSMC, the third quarter revenue hit a new high, reaching 12.14 billion US dollars. If Apple Silicon’s exclusive foundry news is settled, under the premise that Apple’s new product shipments continue to rise,TSMC’s revenue may usher in another An outbreak period.