iPhone 7 CPU Boost Made 10nm process faster more efficient A10 chip to be manufactured by TSMC

You won’t be surprised to hear that Apple is expected to include a new processor, the A10, in the iPhone 7 when it launches in September this year. But what is interesting about this news is that the manufacturing process is set to change, bringing with it important power and efficiency improvements.While the A9 processor in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus is built on a 14nm process, the A10 is slated to debut on a smaller 10nm manufacturing process. In practice, this will result in a faster, better performing chip. At the same time, this should improve efficiency, meaning longer battery life in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus without Apple having to increase the size of the built-in batteries in its range of new smartphones. TSMC is expected to be Apple’s sole manufacturer of the A10 chip. The firm’s CEO, Mark Liu, has stated that the 10nm process will be ready for high-volume production by 2017 at the latest, leaving a small possibility that it could sneak into the iPhone 7 this year.TSMC has also disclosed that it is working on a 7nm chip, but this will not be ready for mass production until 2018 at the earliest.