Apple to use TSMC's next 3-nm chip tech in iPhones, Macs next year

Move will mark industry's first adoption of updated production technology

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Apple plans to adopt Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s updated 3-nanometer tech for some iPhones and Mac computers next year, sources told Nikkei Asia. (Source photos by Reuters) 

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei Asia chief tech correspondent

TAIPEI -- Apple aims to be the first company to use an updated version of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s latest chipmaking technology next year, with plans to adopt it for some of its iPhones and Mac computers, sources briefed on the matter told Nikkei Asia.

The A17 mobile processor currently under development will be mass-produced using TSMC's N3E chipmaking tech, expected to be available in the second half of next year, according to three people familiar with the matter. The A17 will be used in the premium entry in the iPhone lineup slated for release in 2023, they said.

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