Apple Rumored To Have Lowered A17 Bionic Performance Goal As TSMC Continues To Struggle With 3nm Chip Production
The past couple of weeks have been exciting ones, with alleged A17 Bionic performance numbers leaking out that, unfortunately, turned out to be fake. It is possible that Apple would not be able to replicate these results as TSMC is rumored to be struggling with its 3nm chip production, forcing its most lucrative client to drop the performance goal of its upcoming high-end iPhone SoC.
Despite Apple being TSMC’s only 3nm chip customer, Revegnus, on Twitter, appears to suggest that the manufacturer continues to struggle with production, which is why he mentions that the A17 Bionic’s performance goal has dropped. Earlier, he shared a tweet talking about the rumored single-core and multi-core scores of the chipset that will exclusively be found in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. However, he says that he is taking back those claims thanks to the recent development.
After asking him on the thread if TSMC’s 3nm yield goal has also dropped, the tipster responds with an affirmative, indicating that the supply of the A17 Bionic could be limited if the chip maker does not manage to fix these problems. Hearing about TSMC’s issues is a strange thought too because according to an earlier report, the manufacturer was seemingly faring significantly better than Samsung, with its yield rate said to have reached an impressive 80 percent.
Yes, I'll take back the rumor.TSMC is surprisingly struggling at 3 nanometers.The limits of the FinFET process have comeA17's goal may have been lowered https://t.co/x4Xe7GWXfZ
— Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) March 20, 2023
It is possible that the version A17 Bionic that Apple wanted to be fabricated on the same 3nm process was not successful in terms of power consumption and heat generation, which is why the
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