Intel will soon make chips for Apple, including for iPhones, according to new rumor | Infinium-tech
Apple used to use Intel chips in its laptops and desktops, but moved away from them after the introduction of its in-house designed M-series chips. Now it looks like the company is about to reach a new deal with Intel, but it will be different.
Intel will only make chips for Apple – it won’t be involved in the design phase at all. Basically, Apple doesn’t want to rely solely on TSMC for chip manufacturing, and Intel is the way to do it.
GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu says he and his colleagues now expect a deal to be reached between Intel and Apple to supply at least some non-Pro iPhone A-series chips starting in 2028. Intel will make a small percentage of Apple’s chips, at least initially, with TSMC remaining the main supplier.
Last month, Ming-Chi Kuo said Intel would start making Apple’s lowest-cost M-series chips for Macs and iPads by mid-2027. For the M-series chips, Apple will use Intel’s 18A process, which is considered “the oldest available sub-2nm advanced node manufactured in North America.”
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