This year, in addition to the iPhone 12 series, Apple Watch Series 6, iPad Air 4, AirTags, and AirPower, Apple also launched new Mac computers based on Apple Silicon.
According to the latest news from Digitimes, Apple has notified TSMC to begin mass production of Apple Silicon in the fourth quarter, with a monthly capacity of 5,000 to 6,000 wafers using the 5nm process.
At the WWDC 2020 developer conference in June this year, Apple announced its plan to develop its own chips and revealed that Mac would transition to its custom-designed processors.
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s July analysis report, new MacBook models with Apple Silicon are expected to include the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro (mass production in Q4 2020), MacBook Air (mass production in Q4 2020 or Q1 2021), and new 14-inch/16-inch MacBook Pro (mass production at the end of Q1 2021 or in Q3 2021).
Earlier news revealed that Apple’s first Silicon chip will have eight performance cores and four efficiency cores. The first product expected to be equipped with this chip is the 13-inch MacBook Pro.