India, Feb. 7 -- Apple has initiated high-volume production of its next-gen M5 silicon chip; this is a precursor to mass-producing new wave devices in the second half of 2025. The fresh batch of the chipset will be used in forth-coming iPads and MacBook models, and it may also pave the way for the next-generation Vision Pro.

As per a South Korean report, Apple will be joining forces with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for the M5 chip fabrication using its leading-edge 3nm process technology.

Apple is engaging several semiconductor assembly and testing companies for this stage of manufacturing from ASE in Taiwan to Amkor in the US and JCET in China which will test if the chips are ready to be integrated with gadgets of Apple....