Though there may be nonetheless greater than half a yr earlier than the autumn launch of the iPhone 14, Apple and its foundries have already began intensive preparations. In spite of everything, for such a large-scale product, Apple wants to finish the ramp-up of manufacturing capability a number of months upfront to make sure satisfactory provide. In accordance with the most recent report, in response to the iPhone 14 Professional digital camera improve, Sony will increase CIS elements to outsource TSMC’s mature particular course of. This pixel-layer chip would be the first that Sony will outsource to TSMC. It’s also the primary that TSMC can be manufacturing.

In accordance with experiences, Sony plans to make use of the 40nm strategy of TSMC’s Nanke Fab 14B plant for its 48-megapixel layer chip. It should additionally improve and increase the usage of the 28nm mature particular course of sooner or later. Nonetheless, Sony won’t abandon the three way partnership fab JASM in Kumamoto, Japan.

As well as, the logic layer chip on the core of Sony’s ISP will even be handed over to TSMC for mass manufacturing utilizing the 22nm strategy of Zhongke’s Fab 15A. Nonetheless, the colour filter movie and microlens course of within the latter stage will nonetheless be shipped to Sony’s personal manufacturing facility in Japan.

Concerning Sony’s determination, the business believes that that is primarily to satisfy the demand for the iPhone 14.  Recall that the iPhone 14 will use 48-megapixel CIS elements for the primary time. That is Apple’s first improve of the iPhone digital camera system after a lapse of seven years.

Apple to improve its digital camera for the primary time in seven years

Nonetheless, the dimensions of the 48-megapixel CIS chip is far bigger than that of the 12MP part. Which means the demand for wafer manufacturing capability will at the least double. Sony’s personal manufacturing capability is clearly unable to satisfy it, thus, this transfer by Sony is inevitable.

In accordance with earlier information, Apple’s iPhone 14 will launch 4 merchandise this yr. The 2 entry-level fashions of the iPhone 14 can be iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max. There can be no iPhone 14 mini due to the poor gross sales of iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini. The 2 Professional variations can be iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 14 Professional Max. The show measurement for the iPhone 14 collection can be between 6.1 and 6.7-inch. Due to this fact, some analysts consider that the gross sales of this collection will even be higher than the iPhone 13 collection.