Apple's A20 chips won't get TSMC's advanced 2nm process technology
According to recent reports, Apple's A20 chip that will be used in the iPhone 18 in 2026 will not move to TSMC's advanced 2nm process.
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Instead, the company will continue to use the advanced 3nm N3P node used in the A19, a decision due to the high wafer cost and technological challenges of implementing a 2nm node, which will be the first to use nanosheets (gate-all-around).
Despite this, the A20 will get CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) packaging, which will ensure tighter integration of components and improve performance. TSMC plans to start mass producing 2nm nodes in the second half of 2025, but Apple probably won't have time to implement them in the A20.
The nanosheet technology used in the 2nm node promises significant improvements in efficiency and thermal performance, but won't become available to Apple until 2027 at the earliest.
Source: MacRumors
