VLSI KoreaM-series generation succession; this is not a claim of shared silicon.
Apple · EvidenceDie photograph · X
Apple M4 — annotated and unannotated physical die-shot post
SILICON DESIGN / 2024
Apple M4
Apple introduced M4 with the 2024 iPad Pro, including a new display engine and up to ten CPU cores.
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4 SOURCE-LINKED FIELDS| Identity & fabrication | |
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| Record year | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: SoC design; configurations vary Source date: 2024-05-07 Year basis: announced. This is distinct from source publication and record update. |
| Process label | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: SoC design; configurations vary Source date: 2024-05-07 |
| Packaging, power & physical analysis | |
| Transistors | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: SoC design; configurations vary Source date: 2024-05-07 |
| Additional specifications | |
| Maximum CPU cores | Manufacturer / primary sourceApple Scope: SoC design; configurations vary Source date: 2024-05-07 |
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2 SOURCE-LINKED RELATIONSHIPS2024 M4 iPad Pro family. CPU-core and storage configurations vary; no one hardware variant is implied.
Apple · EvidenceUnder the surface.
M4 introduced a new display engine for the tandem OLED display in the 2024 iPad Pro. Apple also disclosed configurations with up to ten CPU cores; “up to” must remain visible when describing the family.
CURATOR INTERPRETATIONAn integrated display engine is a system-specific design decision. The same family name does not guarantee identical enabled CPU or GPU resources across commercial device configurations.