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Oliver Haslam

Apple's iPhone 18 chip technology might have been announced as TSMC touts advanced 1.6nm fabrication

A schematic of the A17 Pro chip from Apple.

TSMC, the company that Apple employs to build some of the most important components in all of its best iPhones and other lineups, has announced a new generation of chip technology that could power the iPhone 18 and beyond from 2026.

The new technology, dubbed the A16 process by TSMC, is based on the 1.6nm fabrication technology and could offer leaps in performance and power management.

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