The iPhone 17 Pro lineup could miss out on TSMC’s next-generation chips built on a 2-nanometer node process as their production is set to start too late to be included in next year’s iPhone lineup, according to a new leak on Weibo.
According to the leaker “Mobile phone chip expert,” mass production of 2nm chips from TSMC will not ramp up until the end of 2025, which would be several months after the debut of the iPhone 17 Pro in September. As a result, the device is expected to stick with 3nm Apple silicon chips, with the first generation of this process powering the A17 Pro and M3 family of chips on the iPhone 15 Pro and recent Mac models.
The A18 Pro chip on the iPhone 16 lineup this year is expected to switch to the second-generation “N3E” process from TSMC, which is already powering the M4 on the OLED iPad Pro. If today’s rumor proves accurate, Apple could be forced to rely on TSMC’s third-generation “N3P” process which will enter mass production in the next few months.
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The leaker adds that the iPhone 18 Pro and the A19 chip will be the first iPhone built around a 2nm process. TSMC has confirmed that its 2nm chip will be built around a Gate-all-around FET (GAAFET) structure, bringing massive power consumption and efficiency improvements.
