According to a new report from the Taiwanese Commerical Times, Apple plans to update its chips every 18 months, compared to the annual upgrade cycle of the iPhone and Apple Watch.
The report said that industry sources have pointed towards an 18-month upgrade cycle for Apple chips. The report claims that the next generation of Apple chips, M2, will be launched in the second half of 2022, with " M2 Pro" and " M2 Max" chips expected to launch in the first half of 2023. A machine translation of the report.
Sources in the supply chain industry say that Apple Silicon will be updated every 18 months. In the second half of 2022, Apple will first launch the M2 processor code-named Staten, and in the first half of 2023, it will launch the new M2X processor architecture code-named Rhodes. After 18 months, Apple will update the M2 series processors to the M3 series. They will be mass-produced using TSMC's 3-nanometer process.
Apple had to rely on Intel to create new chips before it transitioned to Apple Silicon. The ability of Intel to create new processors was a factor in the new Mac computer timelines. With Apple owning the entire vertical stack of the Mac, it's able to update and upgrade its computers and chips as often as it deems necessary. Customers don't upgrade their Macs as often as their phones, so a less often upgrade cycle is logical.
The M1 family was expanded less than a year later in October of this year with the M1 Pro and M1 Max. M2 is expected to launch first, followed by M2 Pro and M2 Max in the first half of the next decade, according to today's report.
We won't have to wait long for Apple's next generation of Macs with the end of the year approaching. There are rumors that a new iMac with mini-LED, a new design, and ProMotion support will launch in the spring of 2022, with a new MacBook Air expected in the second half of the year.
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