iPhone 8 it is some time away from the official launch, but that did not stop the Apple company from ordering the production of the processor to start already in Asia. The TSMC company, which exclusively produces the new A11 chip with the iPhone 8 processor, has already started manufacturing this component for the Apple company, several million units having to be ready by September, October, or maybe even November.
The iPhone 8 will have an A11 chip that would be produced using a 10nm manufacturing process, a huge technological advance compared to the A10 chip in the iPhone 7. TSMC is not only producing the new A11 chip for the iPhone 8, but also a Kirin 970 chip for those from Huawei, they needing this new chip for the future smartphone models they will launch to compete with Apple's new one.
The iPhone 8 has the new A11 chip in production now, but those from TSMC will start production for the Huaweia bia chips in September, so more than a month away. According to today's information, the Huawei Mate 10 is going to benefit from this new Kirin chip produced by TSMC in tandem with the A11 for iPhone 8, so it is clear that that competitor will also be launched in the fall.
iPhone 8 - the new processor enters production
iPhone 8 will increase, together with the new Huawei smartphone, TSMC's earnings by up to 10% compared to the same period last year. We are talking about the many billions of dollars that TSMC will take from the Apple company to manufacture the new A11 chip that will end up in the iPhone 8, those from Cupertino being dependent on TSMC at the moment, just as they were dependent on Samsung a few years ago .
iPhone 8 had the first information regarding the performance of the processor from the A11 chip disclosed today, a sign that they could be 100% true. They told us that the processor in the iPhone 8 would offer up to 35% better performance compared to those offered by the A10 chip of the iPhone 7, so it remains to be seen if everything that is presented now it will turn out to be true.
"Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly begun mass production of 10nm chips in the third quarter by fulfilling orders for Apple's A11 chips, as well as HiSilicon's Kirin 970-series. While stepping up production for chips for use in the upcoming iPhone devices , TSMC will enter mass production of 10nm chips for HiSilicon's Kirin 970-series SoC in September."
iPhone 8 needs a very good processor to be able to compete with Android terminals that have better and better processors in recent years. Apple has never disappointed when it came to smartphone performance and it certainly won't disappoint in the case of the iPhone 8 either, even if not many people expect the performance of the new A11 chip to be extraordinarily high.
