It is widely known that the Apple A11 boasts super high performance. Now, Apple is preparing for its next processor.
According to the Taiwanese industrial chain, the A11X Bionic chip that the next iPad Pro will be powered by has taped out, and this chip is estimated to make its appearance in the first or second half of this year. The chip will be built on TSMC’s 7nm manufacturing process, and it is in InFo WLP. Apple’s chip is said to adopt an octa-core design. The chip is said to consist of three Mansoon cores and five Mistral cores. Besides, it is exposed to have an M11 co-processor and NPU.
The Apple A11X is the first chip to be built on TSMC’s 7nm manufacturing process. Apple’s close relationship with TSMC is one reason why the A11X was the first chip built on the 7nm process.