Apple, Intel have reached preliminary chip-making deal, WSJ reports
The preliminary deal could give Intel a steady Apple customer and help Apple ease tight capacity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., analysts said.
- On Friday, Apple and Intel reached a 'preliminary agreement' for Intel to manufacture chips for Apple hardware, concluding more than a year of intensive negotiations between the two companies.
- President Trump personally advocated for the partnership during a White House meeting with Apple CEO Cook, and the US government's 10 percent stake in Intel played a key role in securing the deal.
- Currently, Apple relies heavily on Taiwan-based TSMC for processor production; diversifying the supply chain allows the company to reduce dependence on foreign manufacturing, Bloomberg reported earlier this week.
- Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Intel to begin shipping Apple's lowest-end M processor as soon as 2027, though the exact products slated to receive the chips remain 'still unclear' at this time.
- Reports indicate Apple also held exploratory discussions with Samsung regarding potential chip production, suggesting the Intel partnership represents only one part of Apple's broader manufacturing expansion efforts.
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