With the release of the starting last month, the iPhone became the first handset powered by a 5nm chip. The A14 Bionic is designed by Apple, but considering that the company-like most smartphone manufacturers-doesn’t own facilities to produce chips, Apple turns that task over to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The latter is the world’s largest independent foundry and (via ), it will own close to 60% of the advanced process market by the end of next year.
Apple to reportedly employ 4nm A16 chip for the iPhone in 2022
