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Connor Jewiss

Forget iPhone 16, iPhone 17's even bigger chip jump is on the way

IPhone 16 Pro Max dummy alongside iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Apple only just started using chips manufactured with the 3nm process in the iPhone 15 Pro and M3 MacBooks. But the next major chip upgrade is underway, and is due to arrive in the iPhone 17. They'll be manufactured using a 2nm process, and we know that this is going as planned thanks to a new report from the people making the chips.

According to Business Korea, TSMC is currently promoting its upcoming 2nm process, claiming it will attract more customers than the 3nm process. TSMC's Vice President Zhang Xiaogang announced that the 2nm process is on track for mass production by 2025 "as planned," quashing rumours of delays due to technical challenges with the new Gate-All-Around (GAA) technology.

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