An image of a logic board for a foldable iPhone is being circulated on X (formerly Twitter).
In the posted image, you can see the layout of various semiconductors including the A20 Pro, hinges, and connectors that appear to be for flex cables.
Check the component placement on the logic board
Of the images posted, the two on the left appear to have been taken of the front and back sides of the logic board, respectively.
Based on these images, images showing the arrangement of chips, semiconductors, and connectors on the logic board have also been posted.
There are rumors that the new wireless network chip “N2” will be used as the WLAN + Bluetooth module. However, from this image, there are no clear engravings or printing that confirms that it is N2.
A20 Pro is manufactured using a 2nm process
The large component located near the center of the logic board is said to be the A20 Pro. The A20 Pro is expected to be the first iPhone chip manufactured using TSMC’s 2nm process.
It was originally expected to be the first 2nm chip for Apple products, but the M6 was announced ahead of that.
The A20 Pro is expected to be installed in the iPhone 18 Pro series and foldable iPhone, and is expected to improve performance and save power.
iPhone18 Pro board images also leaked
An image of the iPhone 18 Pro logic board (printed board state before parts are installed) that is equipped with the A20 Pro has also been posted so far.
The image suggested a new package structure in which the A20 Pro adopts a WMCM (Wafer-level Multi-Chip Module) structure, with DRAM placed next to the processor instead of above it.
While traditional PoP (Package-on-Package) stacks DRAM on top of the processor, WMCM integrates the processor and DRAM horizontally.
The A20 Pro, which will be installed in the foldable iPhone, is expected to use the same WMCM structure as the iPhone 18 Pro series.
Is the leaker back?
The account that posted the image this time may be a new account of Mr. pipfix (@LusiRoy8), who deleted (was it deleted?) his X account after posting images of the iPhone 18 Pro’s logic board, etc.
Photo: Lusi Roy (@LusiRoy7)/X, pipfix (@LusiRoy8)/X
Source: iPhone Mania
