With the official debut of M2 SOC with 5nm process on WWDC 2022, many people will bring derivative models with higher CPU / GPU cores in the near future like M1 series According to the latest report from 9tomac, TSMC will use the latest 3nm process to mass produce a new SOC designed to replace M1 Pro / M1 Max later this year
（via 9to5Mac）
Legendary Apple Ar head display may be expected to use 3nm chips. However, the process transition from 4nm to 3nm may be an arduous challenge for TSMC.
Even so, analyst Jeff Pu predicted that the chip foundry giant would mass produce Apple's M2 Pro / m2 Pro chips later this year.
However, it should be noted that even if there is no delay in the mass production plan, it does not mean that consumers will definitely welcome the next generation of Apple silicon products within this year.
(figure from Apple official website)
It is expected that the first batch of devices equipped with M2 Pro / m2 Max chips will probably usher in the redesigned 2023 [macbook] next year( https://apple.pvxt.net/c/1251234/435400/7639?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fcn%2Fmac%2F ) Pro models.
As a reference, the 14 / 16 inch MacBook Pro product line currently on sale has the configuration option of carrying M1 Pro / M1 max.
It was reported earlier that the M2 Max may have a 12 core CPU + 38 core GPU, while the M2 Pro may be equipped with a 10 core CPU + 32 core GPU.
For the vast number of consumers, it is obvious that the [iphone] is equipped with a16 bionic chip( https://apple.pvxt.net/c/1251234/435400/7639?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fcn%2Fiphone%2F ) 14 Pro / Pro Max smartphones are more attractive.
Unfortunately, TSMC may not start mass production of 3nm chips until the fourth quarter of this year.
The iPhone 14 Pro product line scheduled to be released in the autumn needs to be prepared for a large number of goods before July.