Apple is reportedly making M5 chips for both Mac and cloud AI use

Apple is switching to a dual-purpose focus with its upcoming M5 processor, aiming to power both Macs and the servers running Apple Intelligence, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily, by way of DigiTimes. The chip is reportedly in small-scale trial production, using a more advanced SoIC (System on Integrated Chip) packaging technology created in tandem with long-time Apple partner TSMC. Beyond just exploiting 3D architecture, like existing SoICs, the M5 allegedly incorporates thermoplastic carbon fiber composite molding technology.