U-Vratislav Holub I-Apple iqhamuke noshintsho olungajwayelekile ochungechungeni olusha lwe-iPhone 14, lapho kuphela amamodeli we-Pro afakwe i-chip entsha ye-Apple A16 Bionic. I-iPhone 14 eyisisekelo kufanele ilungele inguqulo ye-A15 yangonyaka odlule. Ngakho-ke uma unentshisekelo ku-iPhone enamandla kakhulu, kufanele ufinyelele i-Pročka, noma uthembele kulokhu kuyekethisa. Ngesikhathi sesethulo, i-Apple iphinde yagqamisa ukuthi i-chipset yayo entsha ye-A16 Bionic yakhelwe phezu kwenqubo yokukhiqiza engu-4nm. Ngokuqondakalayo, lokhu kwaziswa kwabamangaza abantu abaningi. Ukunciphisa inqubo yokukhiqiza kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu, okuletha ukusebenza okuphezulu nokusebenza kahle kangcono mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwamandla.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
I-Apple chips yokugcina i-A15 Bionic ne-A14 Bionic eyakhelwe phezu kwenqubo yokukhiqiza engu-5nm. Kodwa-ke, sekunenkulumo phakathi kwabathandi bama-apula isikhathi eside ukuthi singalindela intuthuko enkulu maduze nje. Imithombo ehlonishwayo ivamise ukukhuluma mayelana nokufika okungaba khona kwama-chips anenqubo yokukhiqiza engu-3nm, engaletha okunye ukusebenza okuthakazelisayo okuya phambili. Kodwa sonke lesi simo sibuye siphakamise imibuzo eminingi. Kungani, ngokwesibonelo, ama-chips amasha e-M2 avela ochungechungeni lweSilicon ye-Apple asathembele enqubweni yokukhiqiza engu-5nm, kuyilapho i-Apple ithembisa ngisho ne-16nm ye-A4?
Ingabe ama-iPhone chips angaphambili?
Ngokunengqondo, incazelo eyodwa-ke iyazinikeza yona - ukuthuthukiswa kwama-chips ama-iPhones kuseduze, ngenxa yokuthi i-chip ye-A16 Bionic eshiwo ngenhla enenqubo yokukhiqiza engu-4nm isifikile. Nokho, eqinisweni, iqiniso lihluke ngokuphelele. Ngokusobala, i-Apple "ihlobise" izinombolo kancane ukuze iveze umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwama-iPhones ayisisekelo namamodeli we-Pro. Nakuba ekhulume ngokuqondile ngokusetshenziswa kwenqubo yokukhiqiza ye-4nm, iqiniso liwukuthi empeleni, kuseyinqubo yokukhiqiza engu-5nm. I-TSMC enkulu yaseTaiwan inakekela ukukhiqizwa kwama-chips e-Apple, lapho ukuqokwa kwe-N4 kudlala indima ebalulekile. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuphela igama elithi "ikhodi" le-TSMC, elisetshenziselwa ukumaka ubuchwepheshe be-N5 obuthuthukisiwe bangaphambili. I-Apple ihlobise lolu lwazi kuphela.
I-iPhone 14 Pro
Ngemuva kwakho konke, lokhu kuqinisekiswa nokuhlolwa okuhlukahlukene kwama-iPhones amasha, okuvela kuwo ukuthi i-Apple A16 Bionic chipset iyinguqulo ethuthukisiwe ye-A15 Bionic enonyaka ubudala. Lokhu kungabonakala kahle kuzo zonke izinhlobo zedatha. Isibonelo, inani lama-transistors lenyuke "kuphela" ngebhiliyoni ngalesi sikhathi, ngenkathi isuka ku-Apple A14 Bionic (ama-transistors ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-11,8) iya ku-Apple A15 Bionic (ama-transistors ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-15) ilethe ukwanda kwe-3,2 billion transistors. Ukuhlolwa kwebhentshimakhi nakho kuyinkomba ecacile. Isibonelo, lapho ihlolwa ku-Geekbench 5, i-iPhone 14 ithuthuke ekuhlolweni kwe-single-core cishe ngo-8-10%, futhi nangaphezulu kancane ekuhlolweni kwe-multi-core.
| I-chip | I-Apple A11 | I-Apple A12 | I-Apple A13 | I-Apple A14 | I-Apple A15 | I-Apple A16 |
| Ama-cores | 6 (4 okongayo, 2 okunamandla) | |||||
| Ama-Transistors (ngezigidigidi) | 4,3 | 6,9 | 8,5 | 11,8 | 15 | 16 |
| Inqubo yokukhiqiza | I-10 nm | I-7 nm | I-7 nm | I-5 nm | I-5 nm | "4nm" (5nm ngokweqiniso) |
Ekugcineni, ingafingqwa kalula. Ama-chips e-iPhone awangcono kune-Apple Silicon processors. Njengoba sesishilo ngenhla, i-Apple yahlobisa lesi sibalo ukuze isethule njengesinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu esiya phambili. Isibonelo, i-chipset ye-Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 encintisanayo etholakala kumafulegi amafoni e-Android aqhudelanayo empeleni incike enqubweni yokukhiqiza engu-4nm futhi kucatshangwa ukuthi ingaphambili kulokhu.
Ukwenziwa ngcono kwenqubo yokukhiqiza
Noma kunjalo, singathembela kakhulu ekufikeni kokuthuthukiswa. Kuke kwaba nenkulumo phakathi kwabathandi be-Apple isikhathi eside mayelana nokuguqukela kusenesikhathi kunqubo yokukhiqiza ye-3nm kusuka ku-workshop ye-TSMC, engase ifike ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo kuma-chipsets e-Apple. Ngakho-ke, lawa ma-processor amasha kulindeleke ukuthi alethe ukuthuthuka okukhulu. Ama-Apple Silicon chips avame ukukhulunywa ngawo mayelana nalokhu. Bangase bahlomule ngokuyisisekelo ekushintsheleni kunqubo engcono yokukhiqiza futhi bahambise ukusebenza okuphelele kwamakhompyutha akwa-Apple phambili ngamazinga amaningana futhi.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Ngakho-ke i-Apple ayisebenzisi i-4nm ye-A16, kodwa i-5nm, ethole ukuthuthukiswa okuthile, kodwa kuseyi-5nm.