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Apple reveals its new Macs and its PC SoC

(Source: Apple)   The heart of Apple’s three new PC, Air, Mac Pro, and Mini is Apple’s new SoC, the M1, announced on the 10th of November 2020. Apple has built SoCs for its smartphones and MP3 players for almost two decades, so this is not a new adventure for the company. The M1 differs from the iPhone’s A13 Bionic ...

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(Source: Apple)   The heart of Apple’s three new PC, Air, Mac Pro, and Mini is Apple’s new SoC, the M1, announced on the 10th of November 2020. Apple has built SoCs for its smartphones and MP3 players for almost two decades, so this is not a new adventure for the company. The M1 differs from the iPhone’s A13 Bionic in that the A13 has extensive camera processors (ISPs), AI processors, and memory. However, the two SoCs share some CPU and GPU similarities, and both chips are made at TSMC’s 5-nm fab. Block diagram of Apple’s M1 PC SoC. (Source:
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