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Ngonyaka odlule, i-Apple isibonise isinyathelo esilandelayo ekuthuthukisweni kwama-chips ayo ochungechunge lwe-A Leyo eku-iPhone 15 Pro nayo yathola igama elingelona elijwayelekile. Asilindele lutho olukhulu lapha futhi kulo nyaka, kodwa okubalulekile kuzofika ngonyaka ozayo. Kodwa-ke, inani lama-transistors likhuphuka kakhulu ngesizukulwane ngasinye se-chip. 

Sikuthatha njengokujwayelekile ukuthi inani lama-transistors kuma-chips likhula njalo. Lokhu kungenxa yoMthetho kaMoore, owakhiwa cishe eminyakeni engama-55 edlule. Ngokuqondile, kuyo uGordon Moore, umsunguli we-Intel, uthi: "Inombolo yama-transistors angangena kusekethe ehlanganisiwe iphinda kabili cishe njalo ezinyangeni eziyi-18 kuyilapho intengo ifana." Okuhlekisayo wukuthi akuselona iqiniso manje. U-Apple wephule lo mthetho ngama-chips e-M1 Pro kanye ne-M1 Max. 

I-chip ye-M1 Pro iqukethe cishe ama-transistors ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-33,7, kuyilapho i-M1 Max inama-transistors afinyelela ku-57 billion. Futhi lapha sesivele sinama-chips ezizukulwaneni ze-M2 ne-M3, futhi silinde ukubona ukuthi i-chip ye-M3 Ultra izobonisa ini, engase yethulwe ku-WWDC24. Ngakho-ke i-Apple yeqa kakhulu okwakulindelwe umthetho kaMoore futhi yacindezela imikhawulo yamathuba emkhakheni wama-chips kumakhompyutha omuntu. Kodwa kuthiwani ngomakhalekhukhwini? 

Ibhiliyoni noma ngaphezulu njalo ngonyaka 

Ngisho kuma-iPhones, inani lama-chip transistors likhula kancane kancane, unyaka nonyaka. Kodwa-ke, hhayi ngokuqinile njengama-chips ochungechunge lwe-M, lapho ngisho ne-A17 Pro yamanje ingafinyeleli inombolo efana nesizukulwane sokuqala se-chip yekhompyutha ye-Apple Silicon. Kodwa kunengqondo, ngoba sisakhuluma ngomakhalekhukhwini. Kodwa sizobona okunye ukugxuma okukhulu lapha maduze, okungukuthi ngonyaka ozayo. I-chip ethuthuke kakhulu ku-iPhone, i-A17 Pro, ikhiqizwa kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe be-3nm, i-Apple eyethule ngonyaka odlule. Kodwa-ke, kufanele silindele ubuchwepheshe be-17nm ngonyaka, okungukuthi ku-iPhone 2. 

Lapho ubuchwepheshe buphansi, ama-chips aba namandla kakhulu futhi ngaleyo ndlela abe nokuminyana okuphezulu kwama-transistors futhi nawo awasebenzisi amandla amancane. Isibonelo, i-chip ku-iPhone X yenziwe ngobuchwepheshe be-10nm, leyo eku-iPhone XS ene-7nm, naku-iPhone 12 ngobuchwepheshe be-5nm. Kodwa yini elandelayo elandelayo? Isinyathelo esilandelayo kufanele kube ubuchwepheshe be-1,4nm, okuthi uma kwenzeka kuma-iPhones kungalindelwa kuphela kumamodeli we-iPhone 19 ngo-2027. 

  • I-iPhone X (2017) - I-A11 Bionic ene-4,3 billion transistors 
  • I-iPhone XS, i-XS Max ne-XR (2018) - i-A12 Bionic enama-transistors angu-6,9 billion 
  • I-iPhone 11, i-iPhone 11 Pro, i-11 Pro Max (2019), i-iPhone SE (2020) - i-A13 Bionic enama-transistors angu-8,5 billion 
  • I-iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max (2020) - I-A14 Bionic enama-transistors ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-11,8 
  • I-iPhone 13, 13 Plus, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max (2021), iPhone SE (2022) - A15 Bionic nama-transistors ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-15 
  • I-iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max (2022), iPhone 15, 15 Plus (2023) - A16 Bionic nama-transistors ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-16 
  • I-iPhone 15 Pro ne-15 Pro Max (2023) - I-A17 Pro enama-transistors ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-19 
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