Apple silicon

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Apple silicon is a series of system on a chip (SoC) and system in a package (SiP) designs by Apple Inc., primarily using the ARM architecture, along with a range of more specialized chips for other devices and wireless connectivity functions. They are used across nearly all Apple devices, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, AirPods, AirTag, HomePod, and Apple Vision Pro. The first Apple-designed SoC was the Apple A4, introduced in 2010 with the first-generation iPad and subsequently used in the iPhone 4, fourth-generation iPod Touch, and second-generation Apple TV. At WWDC 2020, Apple announced the transition of the Mac to its own chips and adopted the name Apple silicon for its chip lineup. The first Macs with Apple silicon, built around the Apple M1, were unveiled on November 10, 2020. The Mac lineup completed its transition to Apple silicon in June 2023. As a fabless manufacturer, Apple designs its chips in-house but outsources production to contract foundries including...

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