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Ax - Apple
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Apple Ax
Developer Apple, ARM Holdings
Manufacturer Samsung, TSMC
Type System on Chips
Architecture High-performance ARM SoCs
ISA ARM
Word size 32 bit
4 octets
8 nibbles
, 64 bit
8 octets
16 nibbles
Process 45 nm
0.045 μm
4.5e-5 mm
, 32 nm
0.032 μm
3.2e-5 mm
, 28 nm
0.028 μm
2.8e-5 mm
, 20 nm
0.02 μm
2.0e-5 mm
, 16 nm
0.016 μm
1.6e-5 mm
, 14 nm
0.014 μm
1.4e-5 mm
, 10 nm
0.01 μm
1.0e-5 mm
, 7 nm
0.007 μm
7.0e-6 mm
, 5 nm
0.005 μm
5.0e-6 mm
Technology CMOS
Clock 800 MHz-3.1 GHz

Ax is a family of high-performance 32-bit and 64-bit ARM system on chips designed by Apple exclusively for their consumer products.

Overview

Since the introduction of the original iPhone in 2007, Apple has been developing a series of chips designed exclusively for their own consumer products. Those system on chips are found in all iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches. While initial models used IP cores licensed from ARM Holdings, since the introduction of the A6 in 2012, Apple has been developing their own microarchitecture for their chips which have become considerably more powerful than other ARM-based microprocessors.

Analysis

Die size comparison

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Members

See also


Facts about "Ax - Apple"
designerApple + and ARM Holdings +
full page nameapple/ax +
instance ofsystem on a chip family +
instruction set architectureARM +
main designerApple +
manufacturerSamsung + and TSMC +
nameApple Ax +
process45 nm (0.045 μm, 4.5e-5 mm) +, 32 nm (0.032 μm, 3.2e-5 mm) +, 28 nm (0.028 μm, 2.8e-5 mm) +, 20 nm (0.02 μm, 2.0e-5 mm) +, 16 nm (0.016 μm, 1.6e-5 mm) +, 14 nm (0.014 μm, 1.4e-5 mm) +, 10 nm (0.01 μm, 1.0e-5 mm) +, 7 nm (0.007 μm, 7.0e-6 mm) + and 5 nm (0.005 μm, 5.0e-6 mm) +
technologyCMOS +
word size32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) + and 64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +