It is clear that when Craig Federighi explained the new project of Apple siliconIt was not a "project", but a reality. An idea that has been in the making for a long time and is much more advanced than we initially thought.
A couple of weeks after its introduction, Apple has already started shipping a Mac mini with a fully operational test ARM processor to some developers. Today a report has been published explaining that before the end of the year a new 12-inch MacBook already with a processor will be launched on the market ARM. It seems that Apple has done the duties of the transfer of Intel to ARM architecture.
China Times today published a report stating that the 12-inch MacBook It will return to Apple stores, but already with the new ARM processor architecture. It ensures that the new device will be launched at the end of the year.
The 12-inch MacBook with Intel technology was discontinued just over a year ago. This laptop could be the first Mac of the new era from Apple Silicon. Apple already announced that it would launch a first computer with an ARM processor this year, without specifying if it would be desktop or laptop.
With A14X Bionic processor
It is already known that the first processor A14X designed by Apple has been completed and will begin mass production using TSMC's 5nm process before the end of the year.
The report emphasizes that by the end of 2020, Apple is expected to launch a Macbook with a 12-inch Retina display, using an A14X processor developed and designed by Apple. The new MacBook is codenamed «Tonga»And will bring USB-C ports. It will weigh less than 1 kilogram.
Due to the low power consumption of the new processor, the battery life of the new Macbook can reach between 15 to 20 hours. Great news, without a doubt.
The report suggests that said processor will be a A14X Bionic. The iPhone 12 will use the A14 Bionic chip, and an A14X version would normally be for use on iPads. Today's report says that this will continue to happen, but that the same chip will also power the new 12-inch MacBook.
To ensure that Apple's ARM processor manufacturer, TSMC, has sufficient capacity for the needs of the Cupertino company, Apple has asked the Taiwanese manufacturer to stop making chips for Huawei HiSilicon.