Tsmc manufactures the apple a12 processor at 7nm

TSMC recently announced the start of mass production of chips using its first generation 7nm manufacturing process. Among the silicons that will be produced with this node, is the Apple A12, which will give life to the new generation of iPhone that will arrive this year 2018.

Apple is the first to benefit from TSMC's 7nm in its advanced A12 processor

TSMC is Apple's main partner in the manufacture of its processors, after the many problems that have occurred between the Cupertino company and Samsung, which was in charge of manufacturing its processors previously. The report states that the new A12 chipset will use a 7-nanometer node to be much more efficient than the current 10-nanometer chips found in existing Apple smartphones today. The increased power of the new processor will help to run applications with greater speed, as well as greater fluidity when using it in general.

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TSMC has been Apple's manufacturing partner for quite some time, so it's no surprise that Apple is one of the first companies to take advantage of the latest cutting-edge technology for its devices. Samsung also confirmed that it will produce 7nm processors this year, with plans to introduce those components into its new devices.

TSMC has already spoken about its future manufacturing process at 7nm +, which will make the leap to small-scale EUV technology to improve performance, it will be with the node at 5nm when very intensive use of EUV technology will be made Although this still takes a few years if everything goes according to plan.

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