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Apple holds talks with Intel, Samsung for US chipmaking: Reports
Apple is exploring new chipmaking partners as it looks to reduce reliance on a single supplier and navigate ongoing supply constraints.
Landing an Apple contract would give Intel a steady stream of demand from one of the world's largest consumer electronics companies, bolstering both its reputation and a manufacturing business that has fallen behind TSMC in recent years. (Express Image/Agencies)
Apple opens new tab has held exploratory discussions about using Intel opens new tab, and Samsung Electronics opens new tab to produce the main processors for its devices, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the deliberations.
While the move would offer Apple a secondary option beyond its longtime partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, opens new tab, the iPhone-maker is also concerned about using non-TSMC technology, the report said, citing worries about reliability and scale.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Apple and Samsung did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. Intel declined to comment.
Discussions with Samsung and Intel remain at early stages as neither effort has resulted in any orders so far, the report said.
Apple warned of continuing chip supply constraints when it reported results last month. iPhone sales were held back in the quarter by supply constraints for the advanced processor chips that form the brains of the device, then-CEO Tim Cook had said.
The iPhone 17-family’s chips are made on a variant of the same TSMC chip manufacturing technology as many leading AI chips.
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