Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro series may be the first to use 2nm chips, beating Samsung’s Galaxy phones. Scheduled for mass production by 2025, TSMC’s 2nm fabrication process (N2) was first announced in 2022.
Soon after TSMC’s announcement, reports suggested the Pro series would be the first to use a chipset built with TSMC’s 2nm process. However, there haven’t been any further updates on this until now.
iPhone 17 Pro and TSMC’s 2nm process:
iPhone 17 Pro: First to use TSMC’s 2nm chipset.
✅️Release Year: Expected in 2025.
Performance: Significant improvements anticipated in performance and energy efficiency.
✅️Technology: Marks a major advancement in chip manufacturing.… pic.twitter.com/cNEpZSlXZi— Bibekananda Haldar (@Bibekanand86343) April 11, 2024
Digitimes reports that TSMC is nearing the launch of its 2nm fabrication process (N2), targeting mass production by 2025. Significantly, the company also plans to begin small-scale production of N2 chips later this year.
iPhone 17 Pro Series: First to Use TSMC’s 2nm Chips
This could position Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro series as the first device with processors built using TSMC’s N2 technology.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro/Max will be the first to use TSMC 2m chip
TSMC’s 2nm chip research & development work is on track, & it be first be used in iPhone 17 Pro/ 17 Pro Max in 2025.
via @DIGITIMESAsia #Apple #iPhone #iPhone17 #TSMC #news #exposed pic.twitter.com/NMnN4Jpptb
— TiE (@Techinfoeditor) April 11, 2024
Samsung Foundry also aims to produce a 2nm chip by 2025 with their SF2 process. This technology is reportedly targeted for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and potentially Samsung’s Exynos flagship for the same year.
However, due to the earlier release of the iPhone 17 series compared to the Galaxy S26 series, Apple appears poised to win the first-to-market race for 2nm smartphones.
