What processors will be running the Apple bargains well be seeking to purchase on Cyber Monday 2025? Presumably, Apples M5 chips will be inside some of them, with work already under way on the nextamazing Apple Silicon processor.Apple has requested that TSMC begin production/development of M5 chips with the aim of beginning production in late 2025,The Elec claims, supporting speculation from analystMing-Chi Kuo. (We saw similar claims to this effect fromTrendforceearlier this year, when trial productionallegedly began.)These new processors will maintain the impressive legacy Apple how has with its own silicon; expect faster 3nm processors with even better GPUs, artificial intelligence (AI) support, and impressively low energy requirements.If the reports are correct, this will be the third year running in which Apple has deployed 3nm chips, though this isnt a bad thing the company has decided to apply a little TSMC chip magic to push next years big performance gains.The TSMC magic showThat magic comes in the form of TSMCs System on Integrated Chip (SoIC) technology. Both AMD and Nvidiaalready collaborate with TSMCon this for use in chips to drive AI and that kind of support has become equally important to Apple, which is converting its entire ecosystem into afull-fledged edge AI delivery system.Of course, Apple already recognizes the challenges of building intelligence at the edge principally, that some tasks require more processing power than you can provide in a handheld smartphone, no matter how advanced the chip.This is why Apple Intelligence uses its own Private Cloud Compute system to handle some tasks, and offloads others to third-party vendor such as OpenAIsChatGPT. No surprise, then, that these SoIC-supporting Apple M5 chips will see service in Apples ultra-securePrivate Cloud Computer servers, as well as across Macs and other devices.So, whats so magical about SoIC?More transistors, lower energy tooTheres alot to learn about TSMCs SoIC technology. The technology significantly increases transistor density boosting speed and power efficiency and increases the maximum number of cores per chip.To achieve this, TSMC uses its own state-of-the-art packaging solution to bond multiple chips to a single wafer, crafting processors that are smaller, thinner, and more performant as a result.We dont know how much performance these new chips will deliver inside future Apple hardware, but we can expect that AI will be Applesprimary focus in part, because AI seems to be Apples primary focus everywhere.Thats got to mean the final design will focus on enhancements in the GPU and Neural engine, and likely also means additional cores for both. It could also be that Apples huge investments in 5G networking will make even more sense by the time these chips ship, as network performance in terms of data downloads and uploads will be of major significance when it comes to perceived performance of its own AI technologies.Bringing the team together, as it were, could further widenApples competitive moat, though the lack of 5G chips from Apple could complicate things. (They are expected in next yearsiPhone SE, but that remains to be seen.) The speculation about a connection between processor advances and new 5G radios could be off, but I feel that when it comes to edge AI, probably not by much.All about AI?It remains to be seen which faster Apple Intelligence services will support future product sales, of course, but what does seem true is that these new M5 chips will begin to rollout in Macs and iPads toward the end of next year. When they make their appearance, these will inevitably deliver performance increases similar to what weve seen so far with the M4 family of chips; theyve already propelled all of Apples latest Macs to the top of the list.The recently introduced super-powered M4Mac miniandMacBook Promodels already illustrate the huge leaps in processor design Apple has been able to pull off, thanks to its work with ARM and TSMC. That journey is remarkable in itself, and it underlines the commitment to chip production the company has made.That commitment means any enterprisemigrating to Apples AI ecosystem(PC, smartphone, tablet) can do so in full expectation that they will not need to migrate again for at least a decade. That has to be a good thing for any business seeking stability amid change and wanting to deploy a trusted and secure platform for AI.You can follow me on social media! Join me onBlueSky, LinkedIn,Mastodon, andMeWe.(New BlueSky user? Check this collection ofuseful tips and services).