For some time now, rumors have been circulating that Apple willorder all LTE chips from Intel.A new report confirmsthese
According to a Fast Company report and their anonymoussource, most of the orders for chips for the iPhone in 2018, Apple will give Intel. According to the source, Intel will receive 70% of all orders for LTE chips for this year's iPhone line.
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The transition to Intel took some time, but it seems that it will finally be completed. The company will still purchase chips from Qualcomm, which is surprising given the legal confrontation between Apple and Qualcomm
Intel hoped to get even more orders, andsome reports even claimed that companies would give them all. 2018 will be the first year in which Intel will manufacture its chips using a 14-nanometer manufacturing process.
In connection with this transition, Apple decided to wait andUnderstand how well Intel can handle orders. If the company fails, Qualcomm will help with 30% of the orders. There is also a chance that if Intel succeeds, companies will give even more orders.
So far, Intel’s production situation is nothighly. According to the report, the company does not cope with demand, and only half of the manufactured parts comply with the requirements. If Intel succeeds in fixing things up, Apple will give it all orders for the 2019 iPhone line.
Last news about Intel and Appleappeared when KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that Apple plans to give the company all of its 2018 orders. This is due to the confrontation with Qualcomm.
Enmity between Qualcomm and Apple is unlikely to resolve soon. Unsurprisingly, Apple is preparing to fully transition to Intel. This is the first chance this company has been given.