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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Daniel Wu in South China. Hello, rabbit clue delivery! CTOnews.com, April 26 (Xinhua)-- Apple will release iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models later this year, with a number of upgrades, such as the Type-C.

At present, Apple has confirmed that it will become the first customer of TSMC's 3nm process, which includes M-series chips and A17 chips. Apple iPhone 15 Pro model is expected to be equipped with a new generation of A17 bionic chips, based on TSMC's latest N3 process.

According to the known information, N3 is the first generation 3nm process of TSMC, and it still uses FinFET structure devices. According to TSMC, compared with the N5 process, the N3 logic density increases by about 60%, or the power consumption is reduced by 30% to 35% at the same speed, and supports the innovative TSMC FINFLEXTM architecture.

Last year, some Taiwanese media pointed out that the price of TSMC's 3nm contract manufacturing was as high as US $20, 000 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about RMB 139000), and in recent months, it has often been reported that Apple is the only customer of TSMC 3nm, and the contract manufacturing cost has risen sharply.

Earlier today, Arete Research analyst Brett Simpson revealed that the current yield of TSMC 3nm process is only 55%, which is expected to increase by 5% every quarter. At present, TSMC is trying its best to produce enough 3nm chips to meet Apple's needs, but demand still exceeds supply.

According to the source Revegnus, the production cost of Apple's iPhone 15 Pro is about 20% higher than that of the iPhone 14 Pro, and the cost of the standard iPhone 15 model will also increase by about 12%.

The news has caused concern among netizens overseas, and according to a series of news, Apple is likely to increase the pricing of the iPhone 15 series later this year, and the prices of at least two Pro models with A17 chips will rise.

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