This article jumps around illogically, M2 or M3… and misses the initial point that it would be 16 months from M2 release to M3 vs 19 months from M1 release to M2.
The cadence isn't about keeping a distance to a previous version - it is about technology being available. 3nm is available to Apple and only Apple. No reason to wait.
Actually it was not only available to Apple. It was available to anyone who wanted it, The fact is, TSMC introduced a newer cheaper process for the first half of next year and the others who wanted 3nm decided to skip the first process, specifically Intel, in favor of the cheaper process. Apple is basically one of the few companies that could really afford this first process, so they are taking 100% of TSMc’s capacity to produce wafers. They have more than enough capacity to produce both the A17 Pro and the base M3. Apple will make up the cost in volume, where others simply can’t.
I guarantee that if enough chips could be made now on 3nm, other companies would be buying them. They’re not waiting for anything other than supply.
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