While some companies like Samsung can manufacture their mobile chips, most rely on other manufacturers to do it. Of the bunch, TSMC is easily the biggest in the business. It even makes most of Apple's chips and is on schedule to develop the Apple A16 Bionic.
According to Digitimes (via Wccftech), the Apple iPhone 14 series will use the Apple A16 Bionic chip. What's exciting is that the chip will be built on TSMC's 4nm process node. In comparison, the iPhone 13 series uses the A15 Bionic manufactured on the 5nm process. As you may know, mobile chips made on smaller process nodes will use less power. This results in improved battery life for devices.
Allegedly, TSMC had been planning to use the 3nm process to develop the A15 Bionic chip. But the company seems to be facing difficulties in implementing the process, and might not have it ready in time for next year's iPhone 14 series. It will still perform better than the iPhone 13 series, but it won't be the massive leap that the jump to 3nm could have provided.
But is this better for those who aren't in a hurry to swap out their older iPhones? Let us know in the comments, and stay tuned to TechNave for more updates about it.
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