List of Apple processors - Kiến Thức Cho Người lao Động Việt Nam

Apple Inc. designs its own system on a chip (SoC) and system in package (SiP) processors for its consumer devices. Marketed as “Apple Silicon“, development is headed by Senior VP of Hardware Technologies Johny Srouji at Apple’s chip facilities in Cupertino, California and Herzliya, Israel.[1][2]

History

In April 2008, Apple acquired P.A. Semi for $278 million to bring fabless processor design in-house to the company. At the time, Apple relied on Intel for central processing units in its desktop products and Samsung for its mobile products.[3]

Early processors

Apple first used SoC (system on a chip) designs in early revisions of the iPhone and iPod touch. Specified by Apple and manufactured by Samsung, they combine into one package: a single ARM-based processing core (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and other electronics necessary for mobile computing.

A series

The Apple A series is a family of SoC designs developed by Apple for use in their mobile and consumer devices. They integrate one or more ARM-based processing cores (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), cache memory and other electronics necessary to provide mobile computing functions within a single physical package. These were originally manufactured for Apple by Samsung, but production has since shifted to TSMC.[9]

M series

The Apple M series was introduced by Apple in late 2020 to transition its Mac computers away from Intel processors. They integrate a custom ARM-based central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU). The M series is presently manufactured by TSMC and by the end of 2022, the 3rd-generation Mac Pro was the last-remaining Intel-based model.[17]

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M series (motion coprocessors)

S series

T series

Apple T1 — manages the system management controller (SMC) in the 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pros
Apple T2 — introduced in the iMac Pro and future Intel Macs. Based on the Apple A10.

W series

H series

Apple H1 — introduced in the 2nd-generation AirPods for increased efficiency over the W1.
Apple H2 — introduced in the 2nd-generation AirPods Pro.

U series

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