44 MACWORLD JUNE 2019
iOSCENTRALW
e’re still a long way away
from hearing anything
official about Apple’s next
system-on-a-chip. The A13
is likely to be unveiled in September, along
with the new iPhones it will power. But the
design, manufacture, and testing of these
chips takes years, far too long for Apple to
suddenly make radical changes. The A13
design is likely, for all intents and
purposes, set in stone by now.
By looking at past A-series chips and
extrapolating from what we know of the
manufacturing process Apple will use this
year, we can get a reasonable picture
about what to expect from the A13 chip. ItWhat we might expect from
Apple’s A13 chip
The A13 will surely be Apple’s fastest iPhone chip yet, but the focus
will likely be on the Neural Engine.
BY JASON CROSSIMAGE: IDG