Kuo: iPhone 17 to Use 3nm Chip Tech, iPhone 18 Pro Models to Use 2nm
Next year's iPhone 17 series will feature processors made using TSMC's enhanced N3P 3-nanometer chip technology, but only iPhone 18
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo: iPhone 17 to be Powered by 3nm Chip Technology While Only iPhone 18 Pro Models to Use 2nm Chips
Phone 17 lineup will be powered by processors fabricated using TSMC's enhanced N3P 3-nanometer chip technology.
Analyst: Apple to Use TSMC 2nm Chips for the iPhone 18 Pro in 2026
The iPhone 16 family of phones all use a chip called A18, which is made by TSMC. Both chips are made on a second-generation 3nm process, and appear to be the same aside from a binned version used in the non-Pro phones.
Apple is now manufacturing one of its iPhone chips in the US
The TSMC Arizona factory has started producing Apple's A16 Bionic chips, which are the processors in the iPhone 14 Pro and 15.
iPhone 17 to Feature 3nm Chipset, 2nm Chips to be Used for iPhone 18 Pro: Kuo
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 17 may feature TSMC's enhanced N3P 3-nanometer chip tech. 2026's iPhone 18 Pro models may support the new 2nm processor.
Only iPhone 18 Pro models likely to get 2nm chips, suggests analyst
The processors for 2025 iPhone 17 models will be made by TSMC’s N3P process/3-nanometer technology. The processor for 2026 iPhone 18 models is anticipated to use TSMC’s 2-nanometer technology. However, due to cost concerns, not all new iPhone 18 models may be equipped with a 2-nanometer processor.
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