TSMC struggling with early yields of iPhone A17 and M3 Mac processors Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is having lithography tool troubles with the new chip process that is being used to fabricate the next generation of Apple processors. Andrew Orr 3 years ago 5
Rumored Mac Pro & Mac Studio aren't dead — but neither are now expected at WWDC A very reliable leaker claims that WWDC 2023 will not see the long-delayed Apple Silicon Mac Pro, and that the Mac Studio will not be refreshed until it can have an M3 processor. William Gallagher 3 years ago 26
New 15-inch MacBook Air will have two M2 options, says Kuo Backing up a new claim that the forthcoming 15-inch MacBook Air will no longer have the M3 processor, Ming-Chi Kuo says it's going to be offered with M2 options — but not M2 Pro. William Gallagher 3 years ago 12
Qualcomm's M2-beating chip probably won't arrive until after M3 drops After missing a commitment to trounce Apple in 2022, it will also miss its 2023 promise, as Qualcomm is now promising its Apple Silicon-beating processors will ship in 2024. William Gallagher 3 years ago 23
Updated 24-inch iMac may not arrive until late 2023 Apple's update to the 24-inch iMac may not arrive until the M3 generation, a report claims, one that could wait until the end of 2023 to turn up. Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 14
Doubtful rumor has M3 MacBook Air coming out by late 2023 A new and questionable report suggests that Apple's next MacBook Air running the M3 processor is coming in the second half of 2023. Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 10
AMD proved that Apple skipping 4nm chips isn't a big deal AMD said at CES that its use of a 4nm process helps its new chips beat two-year old Apple Silicon, but in doing so, it revealed that a jump to 4nm was not a big deal for Apple's future chip releases. Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 9
Long-rumored Apple Silicon iMac Pro still in the works, but not coming soon Apple is rumored to be working on a large-screen iMac Pro revival — using the Apple Silicon M3 chip. Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 33
Qualcomm says its Apple Silicon rival chips will be in PCs by late 2023 Nuvia Arm processors from Qualcomm are now said to be on track for shipping in PCs by late 2023, making the company behind schedule to compete with Apple Silicon. William Gallagher 4 years ago 21
