Apple’s Next In-House 5G Modem – The C2, Will Use An Older Manufacturing Process From TSMC Next Year, Unlike The A20 & A20 Pro
28 October 2025 at 13:45
The iPhone 17 lineup is expected to be Apple’s last to ship with Qualcomm’s 5G modems as the company prepares its transition to ship all of its iPhone 18 models with the C2 baseband chip. This in-house solution was said to be in development shortly after the iPhone 16e was announced, and while we will witness its materialization in 2026, a new report states that, unlike other Apple chipsets like the A20 and A20 Pro, it will not leverage TSMC’s newest 2nm process, but a lithography that is a couple of generations old. The C2 5G modem will reportedly be mass […]
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