Apple's M1 chip, manufactured by TSMC, contains 16 billion transistors.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Apple's official press release and corroborated by multiple independent tech sources including Wikipedia, MacRumors, and PhoneArena, with no contradicting data.
Sources
- The great chip crisis threatens the promise of Moore's Law (technologyreview.com)
- https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apple-unleashes-m1/ (apple.com)
- https://www.macrumors.com/guide/m1/ (macrumors.com)
- https://www.phonearena.com/news/tsmc-reportedly-started-production-of-apple-m2-chip_id131747 (phonearena.com)