According to DigiTimes, Apple may adopt the 2-nanometer process for its iPhone and Mac chips as early as 2025, as the company's main chip supplier TSMC has launched a plan to enable the process in the early stages of that year. All of Apple's newest chips today use the 5nm process, including the A15 Bionic in the iPhone 13 series and the entire M1 chip family.

According to a new report from DigiTimes today, TSMC will begin mass production of 3-nanometer chips later this year, with 2-nanometer chips to follow in 2025, with Apple and Intel set to be the first to use the newer technology.

According to industry sources, TSMC has set a timetable to bring its 2nm GAA process to production in 2025, while commercializing its 3nm FInFET process and improving yields in the second half of 2022. Apple and Intel will Become the first customer to adopt these two nodes, further strengthening its dominance in the advanced foundry space.

A report last year said the next-generation iPad Pro, which is expected to be announced later this year, will use a 3-nanometer process. The current iPad Pro uses the M1 chip, while the 2022 version is expected to include Apple's new "M2" chip. TSMC said the 3nm process technology features a 15% increase in performance while reducing battery consumption by at least 25%.