iPhone 14 killer upgrade reportedly in jeopardy

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Each generation of iPhone commonly brings with it a major crash-land in computational performance, but that might not be the case with the iPhone 14.

In a recent report past The Information (behind paywall), reporter Wayne Ma suggests that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is having product challenges making new iii nanometer chips. This study claims that the adjacent iPhone could stay on the 5nm fabrication process that's been with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13. It would also marking the first time Apple has stuck to the same manufacturing process for three consecutive years.

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The power and efficiency of a calculator fleck comes down to how many transistors can exist crammed on to a die. A chip with a 3nm, fabrication ways many many more transistors can fit versus 5nm, every bit it'due south smaller. Information technology likewise means a bit tin draw less ability and exist more than efficient overall. The leap from five to 3 is huge, so it'due south not entirely surprising that TSMC is having bug — this is cut-edge tech. Still, information technology's likely that TSMC will be the first out the gate with a iii nanometer scrap, chirapsia Intel and Qualcomm to the punch.

This could mean that next year'south iPhone 14 will not run into the performance bump that fans may exist expecting. Information technology could be an opportunity for Apple to release an iPhone 13S, and mark 2022's telephone as a more incremental upgrade, giving TSMC more time to effigy out manufacturing for a potential 2023 iPhone 14. This is, of form, all speculation.

Next-generation tech production challenges come on elevation of supply constraints acquired by the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only has it been difficult to find PS5 restocks, demand for products from people stuck at dwelling are also high. A new report actually suggests that iPhone xiii demand is so high that Apple is slashing iPad production.

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