The iPhone 16 family of phones all use a chip called A18, which is made by TSMC. Both chips are made on a second-generation 3nm process, and appear to be the same aside from a binned version used in the non-Pro phones.

Apple's A16 chips are now being manufactured on American soil at TSMC's Arizona plant, according to Taiwan-based independent journalist

TSMC has started production in its first US fabrication unit in Arizona. It's manufacturing Apple's A16 processors.

At least a small bag TSMC has reportedly started producing some of the fruity cargo cult Apple's iPhone chips in its Arizona foundry. The TSMC foundry in Arizona has been under construction for years,

TSMC’s Arizona plant is producing its first batch of A16 chips using the company’s 4nm process, with Apple becoming the facility’s first customer, said

Apple introduced its A16 Bionic processor in September 2022, along with its iPhone 14 Pro. Nowadays, this SoC is used for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, as the iPhone 14 Pro has been discontinued.

Way back in 2022, Apple CEO Tim Cook stood next to President Biden at TSMC's new fab in Arizona and proclaimed the company would be first in line for the chips rolling off the manufacturing line in a few years.

The TSMC Arizona factory has started producing Apple's A16 Bionic chips, which are the processors in the iPhone 14 Pro and 15.

There is considerable speculation about which lithography Apple will employ for its future iPhone series. Previous reports have claimed that Apple will switch

The big mystery, however, is why Apple would want to make new A16 chips. Which new product might use them … ? TSMC’s first Arizona chips are now in production, and Apple is ready to be the first cab off the rank with mobile processors made using the foundry’s 5nm process.

Independent tech journalist Tim Culpan reports that Apple is now in early production of A16 chips at TSMC’s new Arizona plant. The A16 is manufactured on an advanced 5nm process (some call it 4nm) that TSMC calls N4P.