Apple’s M5 Series chips have entered mass production, reports say. According to Korean news outlet, ET News, the next generation of Mac processors will be based on TSMC’s N3P fabrication process, which entered into mass production during the second half of 2024.
While still unconfirmed, the Apple M5 Series is expected to include several variants: A base model, a Pro, a Max, and an Ultra, all of which are in line with the fruit company’s product line, current and prior. In addition, industry experts expect the chips to feature new cores, updated GPUs and NPUs, and probably enhanced memory subsystems.
TSMC’s N3P process uses organic substrates made from ABF films provided by Ajinomoto (yes, that flavour-enhancing Ajinomoto), featuring increased interconnection density and a smaller chipset package thickness. Further, the higher-tier versions of the M5 chips could be made with the 2.5D packaging technique, allowing for the stacking of chips and potentially separating the CPU and GPU.
Considering the source of the news, however, a healthy level of skepticism is recommended for application. That said, if the M5 Series has indeed entered mass production, we likely won’t be seeing them until late into the year or early 2026.
