Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple could kick off its switch from Intel to ARM-based processors in Mac computers as early as 2020 or 2021.
据消息人士郭明錤透露，苹果最早可能在2020年或2021年在Mac电脑上用基于ARM的处理器来取代英特尔处理器。
That target echoes a report from Bloomberg in April that also cited 2020 as the year we're likely to begin seeing MacBooks running on Apple's own ARM-based chips.这一目标与彭博社今年4月份的一篇报道不谋而合，该报道称从2020年起，我们很可能看到MacBook使用苹果自制的ARM芯片。Kuo says the changeover will come with the obvious upside of Apple being freed from relying on Intel's processor roadmap and the delays that can disrupt it.郭明錤称，摆脱对英特尔处理器的依赖以及可能造成的交付延迟，这一转变将为苹果带来明显的益处。The transition is almost certain to start with Apple's laptops, as it might take some time before Apple's chips can match those from Intel in terms of performance for the company's high-end Mac products.
这一转变几乎确定将从苹果的笔记本电脑开始，因为苹果的芯片在高端Mac产品的性能需要一段时间才能追赶上英特尔。Kuo says that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Apple's chip manufacturer, stands to benefit enormously from Apple's plans.郭明錤表示，作为苹果的芯片制造商，台湾半导体制造公司台积电（TSMC），将从苹果的计划中获得很大的好处。TSMC has the exclusive supplier of A-series chips since 2016 and will maintain that arrangement going forward.自2016年起，台积电成为了苹果A系列芯片的独家供应商，并将继续担任下去。Kuo also anticipates that TSMC will manufacture chips intended for Apple's car efforts, saying "we believe that Apple Car's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) will support either Level 4 (high automation) or Level 5 (full automation)."郭明錤还预计，台积电将生产用于苹果汽车的芯片。他表示：“我们相信，苹果汽车的高级驾驶辅助系统（ADAS）将支持4级自动化（高自动化）或5级自动化（全自动化）。”