Apple A19 SoC die shot (chipwise.tech)

Is there a link to a version that isn't almost entirely compression artifacts?

This definitely isn't the original, since the blue text at the bottom right isn't even legible.

It’s still my strongly held belief that things like this are one of humanity’s grandest achievements.

Does anyone know what the block dot at 12 o'clock on the image is? https://chipwise.tech/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/A19_SoC_die...

Missing Anandtech.com right about now

Are there also already analyses of these die shots, explaining what be concluded from them?

Do TSMC current node sizes allow for Backside Power Delivery (BPD)?

As someone who knows nothing about PCB, from those images it appears that double side printing of some sort is happening.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Well I see the 'die shot,' but not the 'analysis'

I think I see a bug.

Didn't think I'd be confronted with a covert Factorio map today. I just deleted the damn game to try and regain control over my life!

Anyone interested in more info and detailed videos should check out Geekerwan: https://youtu.be/Y9SwluJ9qPI

English subtitles are recommended, unless you are better at Chinese than I am.

The only thing more impressive than this technology to me is possibly the machines that manufacture these chips.

Ken Shirriff it's your time

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Fascinating, what surprises me is that it looks more "fractal" like than other chip dies I've looked at. Perhaps all the newest ones do, however it makes me wonder if part of Apples secret sauce is more sophisticated design tooling.

Any idea of transistor count?

It’s tragic that those die shots are so tiny, you can’t make out anything.