The Circuit
The Circuit
Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg
EP 192: Talking Apple Silicon with Apple's Tom Boger, Kaiann Drance, and Sri Santhanam
30 minutes Posted Sep 15, 2026 at 2:49 pm.
Introductions at Apple Park
The 2-Nanometer Process and Silicon Efficiency
Thermal Management and Sustained Device Performance
Innovations in Chip Packaging and Unified Memory
Doubling the Neural Engine for On-Device AI
The Future of Edge AI and Private Cloud Compute
Silicon-Level Security and the Secure Exclave
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In this episode of The Circuit, host Ben Bajarin sits down with Apple's product marketing and engineering leaders at Apple Park to unpack their latest silicon and hardware announcements. The discussion explores the benefits of Apple’s vertically integrated approach, diving into the transition to 2-nanometer process technology and its impact on performance, power efficiency, and advanced thermal management across the A20 Pro and M-series chips. The panel also highlights the architectural decisions driving robust on-device AI capabilities—such as the dual neural engine and unified memory—and underscores Apple's deep commitment to hardware-level security and privacy through innovations like the Secure Enclave and Secure Exclave.