iPhone 8 is going to have an A11 chip produced using a 10nm manufacturing process, according to some information that appeared during this day directly from Asia. Those from TSMC, the main producer of processors for iPhone and iPad, stated that the 10nm technology is ready to be used in the mass production of chips for mobile terminals.
The second quarter of 2017 is going to bring us the first chips produced using a 10nm manufacturing process, and the iPhone 8 could be among the first terminals that will enjoy it. iPhone 8 will have an A11 chip this year, and its processor will be produced using a 10nm manufacturing process, much more efficient than the current one.
TSMC has been preparing this manufacturing process for some time and the iPhone 8 can benefit greatly from a smaller, more powerful and more energy efficient processor. Such a processor produced using a 10nm manufacturing process could offer performance increases and autonomy of at least 10% for the iPhone 8, depending on how it is created.
The switch to this 10nm manufacturing process is made by TSMC in the same year that Samsung makes a similar change for its own processors. Practically, 2017 will be the battle of processors produced using 10nm manufacturing processes and it will be interesting to see which one will win in terms of performance and autonomy.
"As for TSMC's 10nm technology focusing mainly on mobile devices, the foundry is gearing up for commercial shipments of chips built using the process later in the first quarter, Liu said. Shipments will expand rapidly in the second half of 2017."
