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according to The information state-of-the-art reports iPhone 14Pro The A16 Bionic chip used was originally designed to adopt a next-generation display that supports light-tracing technology, but as a key design flaw was discovered in the next stage of product development, Apple had to abandon light-tracing light and adopt a more conservative solution. Initially, the software simulation showed that the light-tracing function could be added under the constraints of heat generation and power consumption, but after building the actual prototype, it was found that the chip consumed much more power than the chip itself. expected and the battery life and heat generation has exceeded the maximum allowed by Apple.
The result is that Apple, which usually likes to emphasize the new generation of processors, paid little attention to the A16 in the press conference. Although the A16 has improved in terms of energy-saving cores, neuron engines and image processors (ISP), it lacks highlights that can be used to emphasize. In the part about the display, it was only mentioned that “the memory bandwidth is 50% higher than that of the A15”, which may not have changed in substance.
The information links this to recent difficulties encountered by Apple’s silicon team. Although the leadership of Jony Srouji, vice president of hardware technology, is extremely efficient, but at the same time, the requirements for employees are also extremely high. The team has been facing the barriers of cutting-edge technology and loss of personnel for a long time . Some of the manpower has been transferred to Apple’s competitors or startups. Apple is also said to have briefed engineers on the high risks and high failure rates of startups in an effort to limit the loss of personnel.
