📰 In a new research note, TFI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated that new MacBook Pro models with M5 chips will not be released until 2026.
ℹ️ Kuo says that future Apple A20 chips for the iPhone 18 series will be manufactured using WMCM (Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module) technology. This combines so-called “filling and molding processes” for more efficient production and increased yield of usable chips. This term refers to the percentage of functional chips that can be obtained from a single silicon wafer.
At the same time, the analyst is confident that the top-of-the-line M5 series chips for the MacBook Pro (the M5 Pro and M5 Max) will continue to use separate filling and molding processes in the manufacturing process, even though they will be “stamped” together with the A20 in 2026.
🧲 It is quite possible that Apple wants to release an ultra-budget MacBook on the A18 in October-November. And in order not to create internal competition with the new product, the company will simply postpone the release of the MacBook Pro on M5 until January-February 2026.
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