Apple T2
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The Apple T2 (Apple's internal name is T8012)[2] security chip is a system on a chip "SoC" tasked with providing security and controller features to Apple's Intel based Macintosh computers. It is a 64-bit ARMv8 chip and runs bridgeOS.[3][4] T2 has its own RAM and is essentially a computer of its own, running in parallel to and responding to requests by the main computer that the user interacts with.
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General information | |
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Launched | December 14, 2017 |
Discontinued | June 5, 2023 |
Designed by | Apple Inc. |
Common manufacturer(s) | |
Product code | APL1027 |
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L1 cache | Per core: 126 KB instruction + 126 KB data[1] |
L2 cache | 3 MB shared[1] |
Architecture and classification | |
Application | Security, Controller |
Technology node | 16 nm[1] |
Microarchitecture | ARMv8: "Hurricane"/"Zephyr" ARMv7: Cortex-A7 |
Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A: A64, A32, T32 ARMv7-A: A32 |
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History | |
Predecessor(s) | Apple T1 |
Successor(s) | Apple M1 |
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