Apple, how could it be otherwise, is already preparing the iPhone 15, the next generation of its line of smartphones. Because of that, the first rumors about its possible features and improvements compared to previous generations are beginning to emerge, starting with a SoC A17 which would improve energy efficiency and therefore increase the autonomy offered by the battery.
The manufacture of the future SoC A17 would be in charge, once again, of TSMC, the Taiwanese company that manufactures and supplies not only for Apple, but also for many of the great technology companies in the sector. In fact, AMD relies on the Taiwanese company to manufacture both Ryzen processors and Radeon graphics, while NVIDIA has commissioned it to manufacture the chips used by Ada Lovelace (GeForce RTX 4000).
Apple’s marriage to TSMC began in 2014, when the Cupertino giant made the decision to move away from Samsung. Apple and TSMC’s relationship aims to be sustained over time Seeing the good quality and reception of the products marketed at a general level, and not only with regard to mobile phones, but also with some processors oriented towards personal computers that have given the company with the bitten apple a clear advantage over its rivals, about seeing that they seem willing to burn themselves for a Windows that has proven to be a calamity on that front (at least so far).
As far as TSMC is concerned, the Taiwanese company reportedly started mass production of its next-generation silicon based on its 3nm manufacturing process. Said silicon, according to the chip manufacturer, has allowed transistor density to be increased by 1.6 times to offer superior performance to chips manufactured with the 5nm process and has Reduced energy consumption by 30 to 35 percent.
After an iPhone 14 generation that has left staff somewhat cold in general, Apple has been able to take note to take more risks on the iPhone 15 and introduce more tangible changes and improvements. However, the A17 SoC aims to be exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models, while the standard variants would continue to use the A16 SoC used by the iPhone 14 Pro. Manzana? The answer to that question, at least for now, seems to be up in the air.
