as used in the Apple Watch Series 9. As TSMC Arizona is manufacturing under an N4 four-nanometer process to make the A16 chip already, and the S9 is derived from the A16, it makes sense for this ...

Adding a single Apple Watch SiP to its US manufacturing may not seem like a big deal. But as Culpan points out, this is just the second chip Apple is producing at TSMC Arizona. Going from one chip ...

According to tech columnist Tim Culpan, after the initial production of the iPhone’s A16 Bionic chip in the US last year, the manufacturer is now making Apple Watch’s S9 chips, which are ...

Apple’s S9 chip for the Apple Watch is reportedly now manufactured in the U.S. at TSMC’s Phoenix, Arizona facility. The details come from tech columnist Tim Culpan, who noted that TSMC started ...

Apple refutes PFAS allegations in its watch bands, citing strict testing and safety standards, while reaffirming its ...

TL;DR: TSMC's Arizona fab has secured contracts to produce Apple's S9 SiP for the Apple Watch and AMD's Ryzen 9000 series processors. Both products are now in production. The facility is operating ...

A close second is the Apple Watch Series 10, which remains our mainstream pick for everyone else. It's got a better display and faster chip but misses out on some of the Ultra's more extreme features.