Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has just revealed its new 1.4-nanometer (nm) A14 process technology. The new technology is expected to enter production in 2028 and will likely be used on future models of Apple’s iPhone.
The new 1.4 nm A14 process is claimed to offer a 15 percent increase in performance. TSMC also claims that the technology will garner a 30 percent reduction in its power draw when compared to the 2nm processors, which enter production later this year. All of this is in part thanks to a 20 percent logic density improvement that TSMC was able to crack and improve on over the latest 2nm technology.
The company also revealed that it is evolving its TSMC NanoFlex standard cell architecture to NanoFlex Pro. TSMC states that the transition will open the gates to greater performance, power efficiency, and design flexibility.
Currently, TSMC is expected to begin volume production on its 2nm process later this year. However, Apple isn’t expected to be adopting the use of the 2nm process node until 2026. Thus, it’s likely that iPhone 18 will be the first of Apple’s devices to use the A20 chipset. Until then, Apple is likely to continue to leverage TSMC’s 3nm process this year across the iPhone 17 as well as integrate it across M5 Macs and iPads.
With all of this in mind, we’ll not likely see Apple’s use of the 1.4nm for at least a few years after the introduction of the 2nm process. So, we’ll likely be looking at the integration of these chips across Apple devices by 2029 at the earliest.
Given that TSMC is such a large supplier of process chips, the 1.4nm technology is likely to also be adopted by companies like Intel and AMD when available.
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