Apple's next-gen Mac chip 'M2' enters mass production, says report
Apple's custom next-generation Mac processor has entered the mass
production stage this month, media reports said.
Tentatively dubbed the "M2" after Apple's M1 chip, the
processors take at least three months to produce, according to sources.
The next generation of Mac processors designed by Apple entered mass
production this month, sources familiar with the matter told Nikkei Asia,
bringing the US tech giant one step closer to its goal of replacing
Intel-designed central processing units with its own, MacRumors, Nikkei Asia
reported.
Shipments of the new chipset could begin as early as July for use
in MacBooks that are scheduled to go on sale in the second half of this year,
sources said.
Produced by Apple supplier TSMC,
Apple's custom aCEM1aCE silicon made its debut late last year with the
introduction of the Mac mini, MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, bringing
considerable performance improvements and battery efficiency over the Intel
chips it replaced.
Just last week, Apple unveiled
redesigned 24-inch iMacs and a new iPad Pro lineup and to underscore the
hardware capabilities of the devices, Apple kitted them out with the same
5nm-based aCEM1aCE processor found in its other Apple silicon Macs.
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