Reports from Taiwan have revealed that Apple expects a 35% improvement in power efficiency from the A17 Bionic chipset, reportedly built by TSMC on the 3nm FinFet technology process. Insiders have revealed that this will be a key feature driving “replacement demand” among iPhone users, along with the new camera and USB-C charging port.
According to DigiTimes, Apple would buy the entire first production run of TSMC’s 3nm chips, making it the only smartphone company with such a semiconductor in 2023. Qualcomm and Mediatek won’t develop their own solutions for now, with Mediatek citing “high production costs” while the American company slows down and evaluates the situation.
Samsung is already betting heavily on its 3nm process technology, and as the company told us, it will continue to develop it without going to the detriment of legacy 130-65nm nodes.
Apple is expected to use the A17 Bionic for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. These phones also feature a revamped design, a periscope camera, and solid-state volume and power buttons.
The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will likely stick with the A16 Bionic, though they’re also getting the USB-C treatment after the European Union effectively pushed Apple to drop the lighting port.
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