The new report, spotted by 9to5mac.com, comes from Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with a solid track record when it comes to Apple, pulling information from the recently published TSMC roadmap.
The TSMC roadmap shows that the company will stick to 5nm manufacturing technology, which means that "the new A16 Bionic" for this year's iPhones will stick to the same manufacturing process and might just bring minor improvements.
Earlier rumors suggest that the standard iPhone 14 will use the A15 chip, while the new A16 Bionic chip will be reserved for the Pro version(s).
In an earlier post, Kuo also suggests that the next-gen MacBook Air will also stick to the M1 chip as the M2 chip will not be available before next year. Of course, Apple might include some minor improvements and give the chip a new name, and it won't be the first time.
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— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) May 29, 2022
According to TSMC's public announcements & the roadmap (source: https://t.co/EgzC8D1Wys):
1. Significantly better N3 & N4P won't start mass production until 2023.
2. N5P & N4 are the latest technologies Apple can use for 2H22 products.
3. N4 has no advantages vs. N5P. https://t.co/k3OCX5EqjJ pic.twitter.com/kmzQEyxRkN
