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Posted by h4

- March 22, 2023, 03:00:32

N3B (or original N3) and N3E have different design rules, so customers should redesign instead of just wait.

The N3B and A17/M3 are likely to experience similar hardships as Intel's Ice lake and Tiger lake. M3 Max may be delayed. Let's just pray that it doesn't turn into Whiskey lake.

Posted by Mr Majestyk

- March 22, 2023, 01:25:31

semianalysis did a review of TSMC's N3 node and it is definitely not progressing well at all. They described it as one of the weakest node updates in history. N3B is a joke and they said most companies would instead wait for N3E. I can't beleive Apple would be so stupid to use N3B given how small of an uplift it is in key metrics yet costs a lot more than the highly polished N4P node. Apple would be far better using N4P for iPhone 15 and waiting for iPhone 16 to use a much more refined N3P (assuming it's coming).

Posted by Redaktion

- March 21, 2023, 07:04:11

Issues with TSMC's 3 nm node may have forced Apple to adjust the A17 Bionic's performance targets. Initial rumours suggested the figure might be around 20%, but it is likely to be lower now.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-A17-Bionic-s-performance-uplift-may-be-lower-than-initially-anticipated.702283.0.html