Taiwanese TSMC began serial production of processors for smartphones the next-generation iPhone, which Apple is expected to introduce in the fall of 2018. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to informed sources.

The processor, which Apple probably calls A12, will be the first mobile-on-chip system using a 7-nm process. Currently, the most advanced chips, including Apple A11 in the iPhone X and iPhone 8, as well as Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, are available in 10-nm process technology. Recall that it is expected that Apple this year will release three "iPhones" - an increased and standard version of the device, similar to the iPhone X, as well as a "budget" version with the same design, but more affordable components. The latter, according to some estimates, can support 2 SIM-cards and cost from 550 dollars - almost twice cheaper than the iPhone X.

7-nanometer (the indicator indicates the distance between the computational elements of the chip), processors can be more efficient, more productive and more compact than 10-nanometer. With them, smartphones, with the same performance, will be able to run on battery longer and less heat, or, while retaining the autonomy and thermo package of the previous generation of chips, be more powerful.