[Mobile Phone China News] Since the beginning of this year, Apple has launched a number of self-developed chips in the M series, which is interpreted by the outside world as: Apple wants to develop its own computer chips and get rid of its dependence on Intel. But now there are signs that Apple seems to want to develop more chips of its own and eventually become self-reliant.
Apple will develop more chips of its own
December 17 news, according to foreign media reports, Apple is forming more chip teams, focusing on breakthroughs in 5G modem chips and wireless semiconductors. Apple is said to want to hire dozens of engineers in Irvine, California, to work on the development, with the goal of developing more self-developed chips and no longer buying components from companies like Broadcom, Skyworks and Qualcomm.
Taking 5G modem chips as an example, even now, Apple's products rely on components provided by Qualcomm. Previously, it was reported that Apple's self-developed 5G modem chip was relatively smooth, and it may be successfully developed and used on the iPhone in 2023, when the iPhone 15 series (which may be called this name) should also be released. Prior to this, the 5G modem chip of the iPhone 14 series still had to rely on Qualcomm to supply.
On the other hand, Qualcomm has also admitted that it may only provide 20% of the modems for the iPhone in 2023, and the rest should be replaced by Apple's 5G modem chips.
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