Apple will reportedly target an 18-month product refresh cycle with its M2 processor. Allegedly, Apple's M2 silicon will be built using TSMC's 4 nm process. Furthermore, there will only be an M2 next year with more powerful Pro and Max chips falling to 2023.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Report-claims-that-Apple-will-release-its-next-generation-M2-silicon-in-the-second-half-of-2022-and-will-be-built-on-TSMC-s-4-nm-process.588268.0.html
How can they expect to release a new M2 mac if they are even always out of stock with the M1 macs? Lol