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Apple and Intel reached a “preliminary agreement” for Intel to make chips for Apple hardware
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Intel appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO in March 2025, and in August, the US government took a 10 percent stake in the company.
Key facts
- Intel appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO in March 2025, and in August, the US government took a 10 percent stake in the company
- Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said late last year that Intel is “expected” to start shipping “Apple’s lowest-end M processor” as soon as 2027
- Apple and Intel reached a “preliminary agreement” for Intel to make chips for Apple hardware, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday
- The WSJ says that it’s “still unclear” what Apple products will get Intel chips
Summary
Apple and Intel reached a “preliminary agreement” for Intel to make chips for Apple hardware, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The WSJ says that it’s “still unclear” what Apple products will get Intel chips. This week that Apple has held “exploratory discussions” with Intel and Samsung about having them make Apple’s processor chips in the US, currently, Apple works with Taiwan-based TSMC to produce those. Update, May 8th: Intel declined to comment.