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Apple plans to switch the entire Mac division to Apple Silicon processors over the next two years. The company confirmed this at WWDC 2020. Now there is a report that mentions a brand new iMac and A15 chip.
The first Apple Silicon iMac is expected to launch in the first half of next year and will be equipped with a desktop-class “A14T” chip, according to the Chinese-language Platform The China Times. The code name for the first custom desktop processor is said to be "Mt. Jade." It will also feature a self-developed graphics processor codenamed "Lifuka." Both will be manufactured using TSMC's 5-nanometer process.
Apple Silicon: A14X chip appears with MacBook 12″
In addition to the first Apple Silicon processor A14X for the MacBook, which is already in mass production using TSMC's 5-nanometer technology, Apple will launch its first self-developed graphics processor under the research and development code name Lifuka and its first desktop processor A14T under the research and development code name Mt.Jade next year, both of which will be manufactured using TSMC's 5-nanometer process.
Today's report is based on the development timeline for the new A14 processors that recently debuted in the iPhone 12 series and the fourth-generation iPad Air. The report reiterates previous rumors and confirms earlier statements. It was previously claimed that the first Apple Silicon Mac would feature the so-called A14X chip, codenamed "Tonga."
Apple is already working on the A15 chip
According to the China Times, the processor will be installed in a 12-inch MacBook that is currently in mass production. According to various sources, the device features a super-lightweight design. According to a previous Bloomberg report, the company already has three different Mac processors based on the A14 chip. These statements are consistent. Finally, the China Times stated that the company is already working on the A15 chip. The A15 will be found in next year's iPhone 13, and like the A14 series, modified versions called A15X and A15T will form the basis of the second generation of Apple Silicon MacBooks and iMacs, with chip production beginning in the third quarter of 2021. (Photo by Ruslan Ivantsov / Bigstockphoto)
