Apple Rumored to Partner With Intel on iPhone Chips

It has erstwhile again been rumored that Apple mightiness revive its chipmaking concern with Intel, but the chips would beryllium designed by Apple alternatively than Intel.


In a probe enactment today, obtained by MacRumors, GF Securities expert Jeff Pu reiterated his anticipation that Intel volition statesman supplying immoderate Apple chips utilizing its aboriginal 14A process, which volition reportedly beryllium acceptable for wide accumulation in 2028.

Last month, Pu said that helium expected Intel to scope a spot proviso woody with Apple for astatine slightest immoderate non-pro iPhone models starting successful 2028. Based connected that timeframe, Intel could proviso Apple with astatine slightest a information of aboriginal A21 oregon A22 chips for iPhones, but TSMC is expected to stay Apple's superior chipmaking partner.

There is nary denotation that Intel would play a relation successful designing the iPhone chips, with its engagement expected to beryllium strictly constricted to fabrication. That would disagree from the epoch of Intel Macs, which utilized Intel-designed processors with x86 architecture. Apple began transitioning distant from Intel processors successful Macs successful 2020.

Intel besides supplied Apple with cellular modems for immoderate iPhone 7 to iPhone 11 models.

Apple's instrumentality to Intel mightiness besides impact immoderate Mac and iPad chips. Last year, Tianfeng Securities expert Ming-Chi Kuo said helium expected Intel to statesman shipping Apple's lowest-end M-series chip for prime Mac and iPad models arsenic aboriginal arsenic mid-2027. For this, Kuo said Apple planned to utilize Intel's 18A process. He did not notation the iPhone.

Intel would assistance Apple diversify its proviso chain, which could travel astatine a pivotal time, arsenic Nvidia has reportedly surpassed Apple arsenic TSMC's largest lawsuit amid rising contention for spot proviso for user devices and particularly AI servers. Apple would besides beryllium boosting its U.S. manufacturing, successful enactment with the Trump administration's propulsion for home production.
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