<s>
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
and	O
system	B-Algorithm
in	I-Algorithm
a	I-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
(	O
SiP	O
)	O
processors	O
designed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
,	O
mainly	O
using	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
most	O
new	O
Mac	B-Device
computers	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
of	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
HomePod	B-Device
,	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
and	O
AirTag	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
its	O
plan	O
to	O
switch	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
computers	I-Device
from	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
processors	I-Device
to	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
at	O
WWDC	O
2020	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Macs	B-Device
built	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
processor	O
were	O
unveiled	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
all	O
newer	O
Mac	B-Device
models	O
are	O
built	O
with	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
;	O
only	O
the	O
older	O
model	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
still	O
uses	O
Xeon	B-Device
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
fully	O
controls	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
chips	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manufacturing	O
of	O
the	O
chips	O
is	O
outsourced	O
to	O
semiconductor	O
contract	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
and	O
TSMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
certain	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
A	O
"	O
series	O
chips	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
discontinued	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
line	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
HomePod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
integrate	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
processing	O
cores	B-Architecture
(	O
CPU	B-Device
)	O
,	O
a	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
cache	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
and	O
other	O
electronics	O
necessary	O
to	O
provide	O
mobile	O
computing	O
functions	O
within	O
a	O
single	O
physical	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A4	O
is	O
a	O
PoP	B-Algorithm
SoC	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
SoC	O
Apple	O
designed	O
in-house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
an	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A8	I-Application
CPU	B-Device
also	O
used	O
in	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
S5PC110A01	O
SoC	O
and	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX	O
535	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
all	O
built	O
on	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
45-nanometer	B-Algorithm
silicon	B-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
fabrication	I-Architecture
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A4	O
commercially	O
debuted	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Device
tablet	B-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
2nd-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cortex-A8	B-Application
core	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
A4	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Hummingbird	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
thought	O
to	O
use	O
performance	O
improvements	O
developed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
chip	O
designer	O
Intrinsity	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
subsequently	O
acquired	O
by	O
Apple	O
It	O
can	O
run	O
at	O
far	O
higher	O
clock	O
rates	O
than	O
other	O
Cortex-A8	B-Application
designs	O
yet	O
remains	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
design	O
provided	O
by	O
ARM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A4	O
runs	O
at	O
different	O
speeds	O
in	O
different	O
products	O
:	O
1GHz	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
iPads	B-Device
,	O
800MHz	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
fourth-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
speed	O
in	O
the	O
2nd-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A4	O
's	O
SGX535	O
GPU	B-Architecture
could	O
theoretically	O
push	O
35	O
million	O
polygons	O
per	O
second	B-Operating_System
and	O
500million	O
pixels	O
per	O
second	B-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
real-world	O
performance	O
may	O
be	O
considerably	O
less	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
performance	O
improvements	O
include	O
additional	O
L2	B-General_Concept
cache	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A4	O
processor	O
package	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
but	O
supports	O
PoP	B-Algorithm
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1st-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
fourth-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
2nd-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
have	O
an	O
A4	O
mounted	O
with	O
two	O
low-power	O
128MB	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
chips	O
(	O
totaling	O
256MB	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
has	O
two	O
256MB	O
packages	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
512MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RAM	B-Architecture
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
processor	O
using	O
ARM	B-Architecture
's	O
64-bit-wide	O
AMBA	O
3	O
AXI	O
bus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
give	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
high	O
graphics	O
bandwidth	O
,	O
the	O
width	O
of	O
the	O
RAM	B-Architecture
data	O
bus	O
is	O
double	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
ARM11	O
-	O
and	O
ARM9-based	O
Apple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A5	O
is	O
an	O
SoC	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
that	O
replaced	O
the	O
A4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
commercially	O
debuted	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
tablet	B-Device
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
smartphone	B-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
A4	O
,	O
the	O
A5	O
CPU	B-Device
"	O
can	O
do	O
twice	O
the	O
work	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
has	O
"	O
up	O
to	O
nine	O
times	O
the	O
graphics	O
performance	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A5	O
contains	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
CPU	B-Device
with	O
ARM	B-Architecture
's	O
advanced	O
SIMD	B-Device
extension	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
NEON	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
dual	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX543MP2	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
GPU	B-Architecture
can	O
push	O
between	O
70	O
and	O
80	O
million	O
polygons/second	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
pixel	O
fill	O
rate	O
of	O
2billion	O
pixels/second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
's	O
technical	O
specifications	O
page	O
says	O
the	O
A5	O
is	O
clocked	O
at	O
1GHz	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
can	O
adjust	O
its	O
frequency	O
to	O
save	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
is	O
800MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
A4	O
,	O
the	O
A5	O
process	B-Architecture
size	O
is	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
32	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
version	O
of	O
the	O
A5	O
processor	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
3rd-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
the	O
fifth-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
version	O
iPad2	B-Operating_System
,	O
4	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
has	O
one	O
core	O
locked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
3rd-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
(	O
Rev	O
A	O
,	O
model	O
A1469	O
)	O
containing	O
a	O
smaller	O
,	O
single-core	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
A5	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
A5	O
variants	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
A5	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
PoP	B-Algorithm
,	O
having	O
no	O
stacked	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
is	O
very	O
small	O
,	O
just	O
6.1	O
×	O
6.2mm	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
decrease	O
in	O
size	O
is	O
not	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
decrease	O
in	O
feature	O
size	O
(	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
on	O
a	O
32nm	B-Algorithm
fabrication	B-Architecture
process	I-Architecture
)	O
,	O
this	O
indicates	O
that	O
this	O
A5	O
revision	O
is	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A5X	I-Device
is	O
an	O
SoC	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
superseded	O
in	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
by	O
the	O
Apple	O
A6X	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A5X	B-Device
has	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
graphics	O
unit	O
(	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX543MP4	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
quad-channel	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
controller	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
of	O
12.8GB/s	O
,	O
roughly	O
three	O
times	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
A5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
added	O
graphics	O
cores	B-Architecture
and	O
extra	O
memory	B-Architecture
channels	O
add	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
very	O
large	O
die	O
size	O
of	O
165mm²	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
twice	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
Tegra	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX543MP4	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clock	O
frequency	O
of	O
the	O
dual	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
cores	B-Architecture
have	O
been	O
shown	O
to	O
operate	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
1GHz	O
frequency	O
as	O
in	O
A5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RAM	B-Architecture
in	O
A5X	B-Device
is	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
CPU	B-Device
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A6	O
is	O
a	O
PoP	B-Algorithm
SoC	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
was	O
inherited	O
by	O
its	O
minor	O
successor	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5C	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
22%	O
smaller	O
and	O
draws	O
less	O
power	O
than	O
the	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
A5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A6	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
1.3GHz	O
custom	O
Apple-designed	O
ARMv7	B-Architecture
based	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
CPU	I-Architecture
,	O
called	O
Swift	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
licensed	O
CPU	B-Device
from	O
ARM	B-Architecture
like	O
in	O
previous	O
designs	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
266MHz	O
triple-core	B-Architecture
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX	O
543MP3	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Swift	O
core	O
in	O
the	O
A6	O
uses	O
a	O
new	O
tweaked	O
instruction	B-General_Concept
set	I-General_Concept
,	O
ARMv7s	O
,	O
featuring	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
Cortex-A15	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Advanced	B-Architecture
SIMD	I-Architecture
v2	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
VFPv4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A6	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
a	O
high-κ	B-Algorithm
metal	B-Algorithm
gate	I-Algorithm
(	O
HKMG	B-Algorithm
)	O
32nm	B-Algorithm
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
A6X	O
is	O
an	O
SoC	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claims	O
the	O
A6X	O
has	O
twice	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
twice	O
the	O
graphics	O
performance	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
A5X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
A6	O
,	O
this	O
SoC	O
continues	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Swift	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
quad	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
quad	B-Architecture
channel	I-Architecture
memory	B-Architecture
and	O
slightly	O
higher	O
1.4GHz	O
CPU	B-Device
clock	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
an	O
integrated	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX	O
554MP4	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
running	O
at	O
300MHz	O
and	O
a	O
quad-channel	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
subsystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
A6	O
the	O
A6X	O
is	O
30%	O
larger	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
a	O
high-κ	B-Algorithm
metal	B-Algorithm
gate	I-Algorithm
(	O
HKMG	B-Algorithm
)	O
32nm	B-Algorithm
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A7	O
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
PoP	B-Algorithm
SoC	O
whose	O
first	O
appearance	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A7	O
chip	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
64-bit	B-Device
chip	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
later	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A7	O
features	O
an	O
Apple-designed	O
1.3	O
–	O
1.4GHz	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARMv8-A	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
CPU	I-Architecture
,	O
called	O
Cyclone	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
PowerVR	B-Device
G6430	O
GPU	B-Architecture
in	O
a	O
four	O
cluster	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ARMv8-A	O
architecture	O
doubles	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
registers	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
A7	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
A6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
now	O
has	O
31	O
general-purpose	O
registers	B-General_Concept
that	O
are	O
each	O
64-bits	B-Device
wide	O
and	O
32	O
floating-point/NEON	O
registers	B-General_Concept
that	O
are	O
each	O
128-bits	O
wide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A7	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
a	O
high-κ	B-Algorithm
metal	B-Algorithm
gate	I-Algorithm
(	O
HKMG	B-Algorithm
)	O
28	O
nm	O
process	B-Architecture
and	O
the	O
chip	O
includes	O
over	O
1billion	O
transistors	O
on	O
a	O
die	O
102mm2	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A8	O
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
PoP	B-Algorithm
SoC	O
manufactured	O
by	O
TSMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
appearance	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
were	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
it	O
would	O
drive	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
states	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
25%	O
more	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
and	O
50%	O
more	O
graphics	O
performance	O
while	O
drawing	O
only	O
50%	O
of	O
the	O
power	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	O
A7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
HomePod	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
Apple	O
A8	O
with	O
1GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A8	O
features	O
an	O
Apple-designed	O
1.4GHz	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARMv8-A	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
CPU	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
custom	O
PowerVR	B-Device
GX6450	O
GPU	B-Architecture
in	O
a	O
four	O
cluster	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GPU	B-Architecture
features	O
custom	O
shader	O
cores	B-Architecture
and	O
compiler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A8	O
is	O
manufactured	O
on	O
a	O
20nm	O
process	B-Architecture
by	O
TSMC	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
Samsung	B-Application
as	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
mobile	O
device	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A8X	O
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
SoC	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
states	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
40%	O
more	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
and	O
2.5	O
times	O
the	O
graphics	O
performance	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	O
A7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
A8	O
,	O
this	O
SoC	O
uses	O
a	O
triple-core	B-Architecture
CPU	B-Device
,	O
a	O
new	O
octa-core	B-Architecture
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
dual	B-Architecture
channel	I-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
and	O
slightly	O
higher	O
1.5GHz	O
CPU	B-Device
clock	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
an	O
integrated	O
custom	O
octa-core	B-Architecture
PowerVR	B-Device
GXA6850	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
running	O
at	O
450MHz	O
and	O
a	O
dual-channel	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
subsystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
TSMC	O
on	O
their	O
20nm	O
fabrication	B-Architecture
process	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
3billion	O
transistors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A9	O
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
were	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
states	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
70%	O
more	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
and	O
90%	O
more	O
graphics	O
performance	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	O
A8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
dual	O
sourced	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
an	O
Apple	O
SoC	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
their	O
14nm	B-Algorithm
FinFET	O
LPE	O
process	B-Architecture
and	O
by	O
TSMC	O
on	O
their	O
16nm	O
FinFET	O
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
first-generation	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A9	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
CPU	B-Device
that	O
Apple	O
manufactured	O
through	O
a	O
contract	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
as	O
all	O
A-series	O
chips	O
after	O
are	O
manufactured	O
by	O
TSMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A9X	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
SoC	O
that	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
80%	O
more	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
and	O
two	O
times	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
performance	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	O
A8X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
TSMC	O
using	O
a	O
16	O
nm	O
FinFET	O
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
A10	O
Fusion	O
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
7	O
Plus	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A10	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
sixth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
seventh-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
and	O
seventh-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
ARM	B-Architecture
big.LITTLE	I-Architecture
quad	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
design	O
with	O
two	O
high	O
performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
two	O
smaller	O
highly	O
efficient	O
cores	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
TSMC	O
on	O
their	O
16nm	O
FinFET	O
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A10X	I-Device
Fusion	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
10.5	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
the	O
second	B-Operating_System
generation	O
of	O
the	O
12.9	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
both	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
A10	O
and	O
Apple	O
claims	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
30	O
percent	O
faster	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
and	O
40	O
percent	O
faster	O
GPU	B-Architecture
performance	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
A9X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4K	I-Device
would	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
A10X	B-Device
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
made	O
by	O
TSMC	O
on	O
their	O
10nm	B-Algorithm
FinFET	O
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A11	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
were	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
two	O
high-performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
are	O
25%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
A10	O
Fusion	O
,	O
four	O
high-efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
are	O
70%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
energy-efficient	O
cores	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
A10	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
an	O
Apple-designed	O
three-core	O
GPU	B-Architecture
with	O
30%	O
faster	O
graphics	O
performance	O
than	O
the	O
A10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A12	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
,	O
XS	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
and	O
XR	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
were	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
,	O
fifth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
two	O
high-performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
are	O
15%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
A11	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
,	O
and	O
four	O
high-efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
have	O
50%	O
lower	O
power	O
usage	O
than	O
the	O
energy-efficient	O
cores	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
A11	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A12	B-Device
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
TSMC	O
using	O
a	O
7	O
nm	O
FinFET	O
process	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
ship	O
in	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
6th	O
generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A12X	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
11.0	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
the	O
third	B-Operating_System
generation	O
of	O
the	O
12.9	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
both	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
35%	O
faster	O
single-core	B-Operating_System
and	O
90%	O
faster	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
CPU	I-Architecture
performance	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
A10X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
four	O
high-performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
and	O
four	O
high-efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A12X	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
TSMC	O
using	O
a	O
7	O
nm	O
FinFET	O
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A12Z	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
A12X	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
,	O
first	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
an	O
additional	O
GPU	B-Architecture
core	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
A12X	O
,	O
for	O
improved	O
graphics	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A12Z	B-Device
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Developer	O
Transition	O
Kit	O
prototype	O
computer	O
that	O
helps	O
developers	O
prepare	O
their	O
software	O
for	O
Macs	B-Device
based	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A13	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
,	O
11	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
11	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
were	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
A13	O
SoC	O
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
18	O
cores	B-Architecture
–	O
a	O
six-core	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
four-core	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
an	O
eight-core	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
processor	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
handling	O
on-board	O
machine	O
learning	O
processes	O
;	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
cores	B-Architecture
on	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
are	O
low-powered	O
cores	B-Architecture
that	O
are	O
dedicated	O
to	O
handling	O
less	O
CPU-intensive	O
operations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
voice	O
calls	O
,	O
browsing	O
the	O
Web	O
,	O
and	O
sending	O
messages	O
,	O
while	O
two	O
higher-performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
are	O
used	O
only	O
for	O
more	O
CPU-intensive	O
processes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
recording	O
4K	O
video	O
or	O
playing	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A14	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
5	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
chipset	O
and	O
it	O
contains	O
11.8billion	O
transistors	O
and	O
a	O
16-core	O
AI	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Samsung	B-Application
LPDDR4X	O
DRAM	O
,	O
a	O
6-core	B-Architecture
CPU	B-Device
,	O
and	O
4-Core	O
GPU	B-Architecture
with	O
real	O
time	O
machine	O
learning	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
tenth-generation	B-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A15	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
,	O
unveiled	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A15	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
a	O
5-nanometer	O
manufacturing	B-Architecture
process	I-Architecture
with	O
15billion	O
transistors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
2	O
high-performance	O
processing	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
4	O
high-efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
new	O
5-core	O
graphics	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
series	O
(	O
4-core	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
and	O
13	O
mini	O
)	O
processing	O
unit	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
16-core	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
capable	O
of	O
15.8trillion	O
operations	O
per	O
second	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A16	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARM-based	B-Architecture
SoC	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
unveiled	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A16	O
has	O
16	O
billion	O
transistors	O
and	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
TSMC	O
's	O
N4	B-Algorithm
fabrication	I-Algorithm
process	I-Algorithm
,	O
being	O
touted	O
by	O
Apple	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
4nm	O
processor	O
in	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
N4	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
N5	O
technology	O
,	O
a	O
de	O
facto	O
third-generation	O
5	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
manufacturing	B-Architecture
process	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
has	O
2	O
high-performance	O
processing	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
4	O
high-efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
and	O
5-core	O
graphics	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	B-Architecture
is	O
upgraded	O
to	O
LPDDR5	O
for	O
50%	O
higher	O
bandwidth	O
and	O
a	O
7%	O
faster	O
16-core	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
capable	O
of	O
17trillion	O
operations	O
per	O
second	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
"	O
H	O
"	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
with	O
low-power	O
audio	O
processing	O
and	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
headphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
H1	O
chip	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
2019	O
version	O
of	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Powerbeats	O
Pro	O
,	O
the	O
Beats	O
Solo	O
Pro	O
,	O
Beat	O
Fit	O
Pro	O
,	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
2020	O
Powerbeats	O
,	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Max	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
headphones	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.0	O
,	O
supports	O
hands-free	O
"	O
Hey	O
Siri	O
"	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
30	O
percent	O
lower	O
latency	O
than	O
the	O
W1	O
chip	O
used	O
in	O
earlier	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
H2	O
chip	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
2022	O
version	O
of	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.3	O
,	O
and	O
implements	O
48kHz	O
noise	O
reduction	O
in	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
systems	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
used	O
in	O
Mac	B-Device
computers	I-Device
from	O
November	O
2020	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
tablets	B-Device
from	O
April	O
2021	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
tablets	B-Device
from	O
March	O
2022	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
designation	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
motion	I-Device
coprocessors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
designed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Macs	B-Device
,	O
is	O
manufactured	O
using	O
TSMC	O
's	O
5nm	B-Algorithm
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
(	O
M1	B-Device
,	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
mini	I-Device
(	O
M1	B-Device
,	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
13-inch	O
,	O
M1	B-Device
,	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
iMac	B-Device
(	O
24-inch	O
,	O
M1	B-Device
,	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
and	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
4	O
performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
and	O
4	O
efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
8	O
CPU	B-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
GPU	B-Architecture
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
with	O
the	O
entry	O
level	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
having	O
only	O
7	O
GPU	B-Architecture
cores	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
has	O
16	O
billion	O
transistors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
is	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
,	O
with	O
six	O
to	O
eight	O
performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
two	O
efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
14	O
to	O
16	O
GPU	B-Architecture
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
16	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
unified	O
RAM	B-Architecture
with	O
up	O
to	O
200GB/s	O
memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
the	O
transistors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
14	O
-	O
and	O
16-inch	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
said	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
is	O
about	O
70%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
GPU	B-Architecture
performance	O
is	O
about	O
double	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claims	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
can	O
deliver	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
streams	O
of	O
4K	O
or	O
7	O
streams	O
of	O
8K	O
ProRes	O
video	O
playback	O
(	O
up	O
from	O
6	O
offered	O
by	O
Afterburner	O
card	O
for	O
2019	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
a	O
larger	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
chip	O
,	O
with	O
eight	O
performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
two	O
efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
24	O
to	O
32	O
GPU	B-Architecture
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
16	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
up	O
to	O
64GB	O
unified	O
RAM	B-Architecture
with	O
up	O
to	O
400GB/s	O
memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
transistors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
14	O
-	O
and	O
16-inch	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Studio	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claims	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Max	I-Device
can	O
deliver	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
streams	O
of	O
4K	O
(	O
up	O
from	O
23	O
offered	O
by	O
Afterburner	O
card	O
for	O
2019	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
)	O
or	O
7	O
streams	O
of	O
8K	O
ProRes	O
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
Ultra	I-Device
consists	O
of	O
two	O
M1	B-Device
Max	I-Device
dies	O
connected	O
together	O
by	O
a	O
silicon	O
interposer	O
through	O
Apple	O
's	O
UltraFusion	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
114	O
billion	O
transistors	O
,	O
16	O
performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
4	O
efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
48	O
to	O
64	O
GPU	B-Architecture
cores	B-Architecture
and	O
32	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
cores	B-Architecture
;	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
128GB	O
unified	O
RAM	B-Architecture
of	O
800GB/s	O
memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
optional	O
upgrade	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Studio	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claims	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Ultra	I-Device
can	O
deliver	O
up	O
to	O
18	O
streams	O
of	O
8K	O
ProRes	O
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
SoC	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
at	O
WWDC	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
the	O
new	O
13-inch	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
later	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
6th	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M2	B-Device
is	O
made	O
with	O
TSMC	O
's	O
"	O
Enhanced	O
5-nanometer	O
technology	O
"	O
N5P	O
process	B-Architecture
and	O
contains	O
20	O
billion	O
transistors	O
,	O
a	O
25%	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
M1	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M2	B-Device
can	O
be	O
configured	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
24	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
2	O
terabytes	O
of	O
storage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
8	O
CPU	B-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
(	O
4	O
performance	O
and	O
4	O
efficiency	O
)	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
GPU	B-Architecture
cores	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M2	B-Device
also	O
increases	O
the	O
memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claims	O
CPU	B-Device
improvements	O
up	O
to	O
18%	O
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
improvements	O
up	O
to	O
35%	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
M1	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M2	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
is	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
,	O
with	O
six	O
to	O
eight	O
performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
four	O
efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
16	O
to	O
19	O
core	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
16	O
Apple	O
Next	O
Generation	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
GBs	O
of	O
unified	O
RAM	B-Architecture
with	O
up	O
to	O
200	O
GB/s	O
memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
over	O
40	O
billion	O
transistors	O
,	O
20	O
percent	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
twice	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2023	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
14	O
and	O
16	O
inch	O
2023	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claims	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
on	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
is	O
20	O
percent	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
is	O
30	O
percent	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M2	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
a	O
larger	O
more	O
powerful	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
with	O
eight	O
performance	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
four	O
efficiency	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
30	O
to	O
38	O
core	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
16	O
Apple	O
Next	O
Generation	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
up	O
to	O
96GBs	O
of	O
unified	O
RAM	B-Architecture
with	O
up	O
to	O
400	O
GB/s	O
memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
over	O
67	O
billion	O
transistors	O
,	O
10	O
billion	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Max	I-Device
and	O
3x	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2023	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
14	O
and	O
16	O
inch	O
2023	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claims	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
performance	O
on	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
20	O
percent	O
faster	O
that	O
M1	B-Device
Max	I-Device
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
is	O
30	O
percent	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Max	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Apple	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
and	O
efficient	O
chip	O
in	O
a	O
pro	O
laptop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
"	O
S	O
"	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
systems	O
in	O
a	O
package	O
(	O
SiP	O
)	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
and	O
HomePod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
customized	O
application	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
that	O
together	O
with	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
storage	B-Device
and	O
support	O
processors	O
for	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
,	O
sensors	O
,	O
and	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
form	O
a	O
complete	O
computer	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
designed	O
by	O
Apple	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
contract	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
S1	I-Device
is	O
an	O
integrated	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
storage	B-Device
and	O
support	O
circuits	O
like	O
wireless	B-Device
modems	I-Device
and	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
in	O
a	O
sealed	O
integrated	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
identical	O
to	O
the	O
S2	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
built-in	O
GPS	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
the	O
same	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
CPU	I-Architecture
with	O
the	O
same	O
new	O
GPU	B-Architecture
capabilities	O
as	O
the	O
S2	B-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
about	O
50%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
S1	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
and	O
a	O
built-in	O
GPS	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S2	B-Device
's	O
two	O
cores	B-Architecture
deliver	O
50%	O
higher	O
performance	O
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
delivers	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
performance	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	O
S1P	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
that	O
is	O
70%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
S2	I-Device
and	O
a	O
built-in	O
GPS	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
a	O
cellular	B-Device
modem	I-Device
and	O
an	O
internal	O
eSIM	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S3	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
barometric	O
altimeter	O
,	O
the	O
W2	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
models	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
(	O
3G	O
)	O
and	O
LTE	O
(	O
4G	O
)	O
cellular	B-Device
modems	I-Device
served	O
by	O
a	O
built-in	O
eSIM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
custom	O
64-bit	B-Device
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
based	O
on	O
the	O
A12	B-Device
with	O
up	O
to	O
2×	O
faster	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
the	O
W3	O
wireless	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S4	O
introduced	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARMv8	O
cores	B-Architecture
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
contains	O
two	O
Tempest	O
cores	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
energy-efficient	O
cores	B-Architecture
found	O
in	O
the	O
A12	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
small	O
size	O
,	O
Tempest	O
still	O
uses	O
a	O
3-wide	O
decode	O
out-of-order	B-General_Concept
superscalar	B-General_Concept
design	O
,	O
which	O
make	O
them	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
previous	O
in-order	O
cores	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
apps	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
starting	O
from	O
watchOS	B-Device
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
new	O
custom	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Metal	B-Library
API	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Watch	B-Device
SE	I-Device
,	O
and	O
HomePod	B-Device
mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
a	O
built-in	O
magnetometer	O
to	O
the	O
custom	O
64-bit	B-Device
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
of	O
the	O
S4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
custom	O
64-bit	B-Device
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
that	O
runs	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
percent	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
S5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dual	B-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
in	O
the	O
S6	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
A13	B-Device
's	I-Device
energy-efficient	O
"	O
little	B-Architecture
"	O
Thunder	O
cores	B-Architecture
at	O
1.8GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6	O
adds	O
the	O
new	O
U1	O
ultra	B-Device
wideband	O
chip	O
,	O
an	O
always-on	O
altimeter	O
,	O
and	O
5GHz	O
WiFi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
second-generation	O
HomePod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
SE	I-Device
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
Watch	O
Series	B-Device
8	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Watch	O
Ultra	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Ultra	I-Device
watchOS	B-Device
9.0	O
Name	O
Model	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
T	O
series	O
chip	O
operates	O
as	O
a	O
secure	O
enclave	O
on	O
Intel-based	O
MacBook	O
and	O
iMac	B-Device
computers	O
released	O
from	O
2016	O
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
processes	O
and	O
encrypts	O
biometric	O
information	O
(	O
Touch	O
ID	O
)	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
gatekeeper	O
to	O
the	O
microphone	O
and	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
HD	O
camera	O
,	O
protecting	O
them	O
from	O
hacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
runs	O
bridgeOS	B-Application
,	O
a	O
purported	O
variant	O
of	O
watchOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
T	O
series	O
processor	O
were	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
M	O
series	O
CPUs	B-Device
,	O
thus	O
ending	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
T	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
T1	O
chip	O
is	O
an	O
ARMv7	B-Architecture
SoC	O
(	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
processor	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
's	O
S2	B-Device
)	O
that	O
drives	O
the	O
System	B-Device
Management	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
(	O
SMC	O
)	O
and	O
Touch	O
ID	O
sensor	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
and	O
2017	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
with	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
T2	I-Device
security	O
chip	O
is	O
a	O
SoC	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
ARMv8	O
chip	O
(	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
A10	O
Fusion	O
,	O
or	O
T8010	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
runs	O
bridgeOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
secure	O
enclave	O
for	O
encrypted	O
keys	O
,	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
lock	O
down	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
boot	O
process	B-Architecture
,	O
handles	O
system	O
functions	O
like	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
audio	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
handles	O
on-the-fly	O
encryption	O
and	O
decryption	O
for	O
the	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
T2	B-Device
also	O
delivers	O
"	O
enhanced	O
imaging	O
processing	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
's	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
HD	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	O
Semiconductor	B-Architecture
technology	I-Architecture
Die	O
size	O
CPU	B-Device
ISA	B-General_Concept
CPU	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
cache	I-General_Concept
GPU	B-Architecture
Memory	B-Architecture
technology	O
First	O
Released	O
Memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
T1	O
APL1023	O
70px|Apple	O
T1	O
Processor	O
Same	O
as	O
S2	B-Device
TBC	O
ARMv7	B-Architecture
TBD	O
November12	O
,	O
2016	O
T2	B-Device
APL1027	O
70px|Apple	O
T2	B-Device
Processor	O
TSMC	O
16	O
nm	O
FinFET	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
104	O
mm2	O
ARMv8-AARMv7-A	O
2×	O
Hurricane2×	O
Zephyr+	O
Cortex-A7	B-Application
L1i	O
:	O
64	O
KBL1d	O
:	O
64	O
KBL2	O
:	O
3	O
MB	O
3×	O
cores	B-Architecture
LP-DDR4	O
December14	O
,	O
2017	O
Name	O
Model	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
"	O
U	O
"	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
systems	O
in	O
a	O
package	O
(	O
SiP	O
)	O
implementing	O
ultra-wideband	O
(	O
UWB	O
)	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
U1	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
series	O
and	O
later	O
(	O
excluding	O
the	O
second	B-Operating_System
and	O
third	B-Operating_System
generation	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SE	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
6	I-Device
and	O
newer	O
,	O
HomePod	B-Device
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
AirTag	B-Operating_System
trackers	O
and	O
the	O
charging	O
case	O
for	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
"	O
W	O
"	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
RF	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
used	O
for	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
W1	O
is	O
a	O
SoC	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
2016	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
and	O
select	O
Beats	O
headphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
maintains	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Class	O
1	O
connection	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
device	O
and	O
decodes	O
the	O
audio	O
stream	O
that	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
W2	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Apple	O
S3	O
SiP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
said	O
the	O
chip	O
makes	O
Wi-Fi	O
85%	O
faster	O
and	O
allows	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
to	O
use	O
half	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
W1	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
W3	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
Series	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Series	B-Device
6	I-Device
,	O
SE	O
(	O
1st	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
Series	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Series	B-Device
8	I-Device
,	O
SE	O
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ultra	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.0/5.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	O
Semiconductor	B-Architecture
technology	I-Architecture
Die	O
size	O
CPU	B-Device
ISA	B-General_Concept
CPU	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
cache	I-General_Concept
Memory	B-Architecture
technology	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
First	O
Released	O
Memory	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	I-General_Concept
W1	O
343S00130343S00131	O
70px|Apple	O
W1	O
chip	O
TBC	O
14.3	O
mm2	O
TBC	O
4.2	O
December13	O
,	O
2016	O
W2	O
338S00348	O
70px|Apple	O
W2	O
chip	O
TBC	O
September22	O
,	O
2017W3338S0046470px|Apple	O
W3	O
chip	O
5.0/5.3September21	O
,	O
2018	O
Name	O
Model	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
M-series	O
coprocessors	O
are	O
motion	B-Device
coprocessors	I-Device
used	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
their	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
their	O
function	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
sensor	O
data	O
from	O
integrated	O
accelerometers	O
,	O
gyroscopes	O
and	O
compasses	O
and	O
offload	O
the	O
collecting	O
and	O
processing	O
of	O
sensor	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
M7	B-Device
and	O
M8	O
coprocessors	O
were	O
housed	O
on	O
separate	O
chips	O
;	O
the	O
M9	O
,	O
M10	O
,	O
and	O
M11	O
coprocessors	O
were	O
embedded	O
in	O
their	O
corresponding	O
A-series	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
A12	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
chip	I-Device
in	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
coprocessors	I-Device
were	O
fully	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
SoC	O
;	O
this	O
allowed	O
Apple	O
to	O
reuse	O
the	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
-series	O
codename	O
for	O
their	O
desktop	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
(	O
6th	O
generation	O
)	O
Name	O
Model	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
segment	O
is	O
about	O
Apple-designed	B-Device
processors	I-Device
that	O
are	O
not	O
easily	O
sorted	O
into	O
another	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
first	O
used	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
in	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
combine	O
in	O
one	O
package	O
a	O
single	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
processing	O
core	O
(	O
CPU	B-Device
)	O
,	O
a	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
electronics	O
necessary	O
for	O
mobile	O
computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
APL0098	O
(	O
also	O
8900B	O
or	O
S5L8900	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
package	B-Algorithm
on	I-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
(	O
PoP	B-Algorithm
)	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
412MHz	O
single-core	B-Operating_System
ARM11	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
MBX	O
Lite	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
a	O
90	O
nm	O
process	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3G	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
first-generation	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	I-Device
also	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
APL0278	O
(	O
also	O
S5L8720	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
PoP	B-Algorithm
SoC	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
533MHz	O
single-core	B-Operating_System
ARM11	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
MBX	O
Lite	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
a	O
65	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
process	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
APL0298	O
(	O
also	O
S5L8920	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
PoP	B-Algorithm
SoC	O
introduced	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3GS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
600MHz	O
single-core	B-Operating_System
Cortex-A8	B-Application
CPU	B-Device
and	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX535	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
a	O
65nm	B-Algorithm
process	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
APL2298	O
(	O
also	O
S5L8922	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
45	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
die	O
shrunk	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3GS	I-Operating_System
SoC	O
and	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
S5L8747	O
is	O
an	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
microcontroller	B-Architecture
used	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
Digital	O
AV	O
Adapter	O
,	O
a	O
Lightning-to-HDMI	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
miniature	O
computer	O
with	O
256MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
running	O
an	O
XNU	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
loaded	O
from	O
the	O
connected	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
or	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
then	O
taking	O
a	O
serial	O
signal	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	O
device	O
translating	O
that	O
into	O
a	O
proper	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARM	B-Architecture
256	O
MBRAM	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
toHDMI	O
conversion	O
Apple	O
DigitalAV	O
Adapter	O
XNU	B-Operating_System
Model	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
