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APPLE / SILICON DESIGN
Apple A18 Pro
iPhone 16 Pro SoC with six GPU cores and an updated image/video pipeline.
Apple A18 Pro DIE PHOTOGRAPH
Image courtesy of Chipwise ·Used with permission· Die photograph · Resized and format-converted for display; original image content and watermarks preserved.
Origin & contributions
Original source · Retrieved 2026-09-09
Chipwise / NanoPhysics · photographer · Included in this image
Image courtesy of Chipwise · Used with permission. Link the original Chipwise source page and retain its markings and credits. Permission reported by the Museum operator on 2026-09-09. Display resizing and format conversion only; no removal of annotations or watermarks. No onward redistribution or comparison-export licence is granted by the Museum.
Apple A18 & A18 pro die shot. See source caption; no chip layer inferred beyond source evidence
Source photography; preparation and visible markings are preserved. This photograph supplies no independently verified geometric measurements.
사양
13 SOURCE-LINKED FIELDS| Identity & fabrication | |
|---|---|
| Year | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: silicon-die Source date: 2024-09-09 Year identifies first public introduction where a dated launch is available; see record notes for exceptions. |
| Process | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: silicon-die |
| Foundry | Published analysisKurnal Insights Scope: silicon-die Source date: 2026-05-05 Independent analyst attribution. |
| CPU & clock domains | |
| CPU | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: silicon-die |
| Graphics | |
| GPU cores | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: silicon-die Source date: 2024-09-09 |
| GPU | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: silicon-die |
| AI & security | |
| Neural Engine | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: silicon-die |
| Camera, video & display | |
| Video | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: silicon-die |
| ISP | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: silicon-die |
| Packaging, power & physical analysis | |
| Reported die width | Published analysisKurnal Insights Scope: silicon-die Source date: 2026-05-05 Original analyst catalog value. Public entry gives dimensions but does not document calibration, die boundary convention, specimen provenance or uncertainty. |
| Reported die height | Published analysisKurnal Insights Scope: silicon-die Source date: 2026-05-05 Original analyst catalog value. Public entry gives dimensions but does not document calibration, die boundary convention, specimen provenance or uncertainty. |
| Reported die area | Published analysisKurnal Insights Scope: silicon-die Source date: 2026-05-05 Original analyst catalog value. Public entry gives dimensions but does not document calibration, die boundary convention, specimen provenance or uncertainty. |
| Verified die geometry | UnconfirmedApple Scope: silicon-die Source date: 2024-09-09 No source meeting calibrated geometry requirements accepted in this scout pass. Reported measurements, if present, remain separately labeled. |
출처가 연결된 기록해설·기록 업데이트
ARCHITECTURE → RTL → GDS
전체 설계 가이드 ↗이 기록으로 설계 검토하기
확인된 사양에서 출발해 아래 검토 항목을 활용하세요. 검토 항목은 설계 지침이며 이 제품의 비공개 RTL이나 물리 구현을 설명하는 것은 아닙니다.
- GPU
- Apple ↗
- Process
- Apple ↗
- Reported die area
- Kurnal Insights ↗
RTL 전에 정할 계약
대표적인 생산자-소비자 경로를 고르고 수락 조건·순서·백프레셔·미완료 요청 용량·리셋 복구를 명세하세요. 데이터패스를 최적화하기 전에 이 계약을 assertion과 테스트 시나리오로 바꾸세요.
실현 가능한 물리설계
매크로 abstract·핀 배치·타이밍 라이브러리·활동도 기반 전력 추정치를 확보하세요. 매크로 인접성·배선 채널·전원 연결성을 함께 검토해야 합니다. 주석 다이 사진은 검토 질문을 찾는 데 유용하지만 넷리스트·PDK·사인오프 제약을 제공하지는 않습니다.
기록의 물리적 범위를 살펴보세요.
iPhone 16 Pro SoC with six GPU cores and an updated image/video pipeline.
이 기록에는 신원과 출처 근거가 있습니다. 심층 아키텍처 해설은 아직 작성되지 않았습니다. 보이는 패턴만으로 블록 기능·용량·내부 프로토콜을 단정하지 않습니다.
근거가 있는 연결
4 SOURCE-LINKED RELATIONSHIPSProduct-series membership; does not assert shared masks or identical silicon.
Apple · 근거Apple compares the new A18 Pro with the preceding Pro generation.
Apple · 근거Apple explicitly compares GPU cache and memory with A18 Pro.
Apple · 근거Comparison image contains multiple dies; it is not a photograph of one die or a geometric measurement.
Chipwise / NanoPhysics · 근거THE VISUAL EVIDENCE
2 개의 확인된 출처시각 자료
게시 이미지 출처 · 2
Die photographMuseum 게시
Apple A18 Pro — Die photograph
Chipwise / NanoPhysics
600 × 393 px기술 아카이브 · 분석
Apple A18 & A18 pro die shot. See source caption; no chip layer inferred beyond source evidence
원본 다이 사진 보기권리 · 출처 · 링크 이력
- Rights status
- PERMISSION GRANTED
- Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking
- Allowed / Allowed / Not enabled
- Attribution
- Image courtesy of Chipwise · Used with permission
- Identity / confidence
- matched / high
- Evidence reviewed
- 2026-09-09
- Link checked
- 2026-09-09 · ok · HTTP 200
원문 열람 가능 여부와 이미지 재사용 권한은 별개입니다.
Die photographMuseum 게시
Apple A18 Pro — Die photograph
Chipwise / NanoPhysics
600 × 390 px기술 아카이브 · 분석
Apple A18 & A18 pro die shot. See source caption; no chip layer inferred beyond source evidence
원본 다이 사진 보기권리 · 출처 · 링크 이력
- Rights status
- PERMISSION GRANTED
- Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking
- Allowed / Allowed / Not enabled
- Attribution
- Image courtesy of Chipwise · Used with permission
- Identity / confidence
- matched / high
- Evidence reviewed
- 2026-09-09
- Link checked
- 2026-09-09 · ok · HTTP 200
원문 열람 가능 여부와 이미지 재사용 권한은 별개입니다.
원 출처까지
Apple debuts iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max ↗ · Apple
Kurnal die catalog: Apple A18 Pro ↗ · Kurnal Insights
Apple unveils iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max ↗ · Apple
Apple A18 & A18 pro die shot — Chipwise image source ↗ · Chipwise / NanoPhysics