Apple silicon
Apple silicon
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Apple silicon
Apple announced its plan to switch Mac computers from Intel processors to its own chips at WWDC 2020 on June 22, 2020, and began referring to its chips as Apple silicon. The first Macs with Apple silicon, built with the Apple M1 chip, were unveiled on November 10, 2020. The Mac lineup completed its transition to Apple chips in June 2023.
Apple silicon
Apple fully controls the integration of Apple silicon in the company's hardware and software products. Johny Srouji, the senior vice president for Apple's hardware technologies, is in charge of the silicon design. Apple is a fabless manufacturer; production of the chips is outsourced to contract foundries including TSMC and Samsung.