Apple partner TSMC is said to start making chips for new iPhones

The next generation chips will be faster and more efficient than those used in current iPhone 8 and iPhone X

Residents pass by an advertisement for the iPhone X in Beijing, China. Photo: AP

Apple Inc. manufacturing partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has started mass production of next-generation processors for new iPhones launching later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

The processor, likely to be called the A12 chip, will use a 7-nanometer design that can be smaller, faster and more efficient than the 10-nanometer chips in current Apple devices like the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, the people said. They asked not to be identified discussing private plans. Apple and TSMC spokeswomen declined to comment.

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