A new report has suggested that Apple’s M3 chip won’t be ready until 2024, but there’s a silver lining to be found here.
According to known hardware leaker @Tech_Reve (opens in new tab), Apple has reportedly delayed its upcoming M3 chip until at least 2024 – citing ‘yield issues’ with its manufacturing partner TSMC.
This isn’t entirely surprising; the global chip shortage is still ongoing, and TSMC has been having difficulty keeping up with demand – prompting some tech companies to shift over to other major players in the semiconductor fabrication industry, like Samsung. AMD’s new Z1-series processors were delayed due to manufacturing struggles, and Intel has reportedly canceled two new projects with TSMC.
Speculation from Macworld (opens in new tab) suggests that Apple is likely focusing on its A17 Bionic chip instead, which is expected to be used in the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro. This isn’t really a shock either; Apple typically sticks to a rigid release cadence for its phones, while Mac products tend to be a bit more spread out.
And so they should be! The upshot of this delay is that we likely won’t be getting any next-gen iMacs or MacBooks (or iPads, most likely) until 2024, but honestly? I think that’s absolutely fine.
