Apple Watch S9 chip joins A16 production at TSMC Arizona
In addition to the A16 processor for iPhones, TSMC Arizona has picked up a second Apple product. The fab is now producing S9 SiPs (Systems-in-Package) for Apple Watch.
This product is believed to be the S9 SiP (I’ll be honest, I am a little unclear on this, but I’m 99% sure it’s the S9). Recall that TSMC Arizona is manufacturing at N4 (part of the N5-family of process nodes) while the S9 is made in Taiwan at N4 and is a derivation of the A16, so this would make sense.
I also have further information on the AMD product, which I previously reported in October. It’s the Ryzen 9000, codenamed Grand Rapids (there’s more than one chip in this series, I know). What’s more, it is now in production. That means, TSMC currently has three processors in the oven at Arizona. Ryzen 9000 was only released last year, so the delay from first release to Arizona production is rather brief.
MacDailyNews Note: The current state-of-the-art Apple Watch Series 10 sports Apple’s S10 SiP. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is powered by Apple’s S9. The Apple Watch SE is powered by the S8.
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