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		amelius on Nov 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 2020 Mac Mini – Putting Apple Silicon M1 To The Te... > In their industry it takes years or even a decade to see the fruits of your effort. So how long has Apple been working on this chip?

ghshephard on Nov 17, 2020 [–]

Roughly 10 years on this particular processor line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple-designed_processors#A_se... (According to Anandtech, the M1 is a rough equivalent to the A14)

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