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Apple aims to begin mass production of a chip for its smart glasses with greater power efficiency

and multi-camera control by the end of 2026, or in 27, quoting Bloomberg.

The company has made progress on a chip that it's developing for smart glasses,

according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The move indicates that Apple is ramping up work on such a device which would compete

with the popular

ray-band spectacles offered by meta-platforms.

The Silicon team has become a critical piece of Apple's product development engine in recent years,

especially after it began replacing Intel processors with homegrown Mac chips in 2020.

Other semiconductors in development will enable future Macs as well as AI servers that can

power the Apple intelligence platforms, said the people who ask not to be identified because the plans are

private. The Glasses processor is based on chips used in the Apple Watch that require less energy than the

components in products like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The chip has been customized to remove

some parts in order to further

improve power efficiency. The processor is also being designed to control the multiple

cameras that are planned for the glasses. The company aims to begin mass production of the

processor by the end of next year or in 2027, indicating that the glasses, if successful,

are likely to come to market in roughly the next two years. As with Apple's other

major chips, partner Taiwan, semiconductor manufacturing will handle production. Apple has spent years

trying to develop smart glasses, something lightweight that consumers can wear all day. The original

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