Apple’s manufacturing partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has been reportedly seems to have started the production of its new generation iPhone processor which is likely to be called the A12 chipset. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple’s new processor A12 is being manufactured using a 7nm architecture design which is smaller than the current A11 Bionic chipset. The A11 Bionic chips, used in the iPhone X and the iPhone 8 are 10-nanometer processors. There are two key benefits to the smaller design, wherein one performs better on heavy applications, while the other improves the battery efficiency.

The purported A12 chipset will allow Apple to weave in deeper AI integration and gives it an edge when it comes to running applications while keeping the battery use efficient. We are still months away from learning anything about Apple’s 2018 iPhone line-up but according to some rumours, the Tech giant will announce three new iPhones in September. With the introduction of new generation 7-nanometer, the American tech giant will be looking to take on the leading smartphone chipset producers- Qualcomm and Samsung.

While Samsung is also working on a 7nm chipset that’s likely to debut this year with the new Galaxy Note 10. Samsung describes its chipsets as 7-nm Low Power Plus (7LPP) and the first semiconductor process technology to use an extreme ultraviolet lithography solution. The company went as far as revealing its plans for future chip development which includes manufacturing of chipsets using 5nm, 4nm and 3nm processes.

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