Apple aiming to replace Broadcom, Qualcomm wireless chips with its own
Apple is said to be working to replace key wireless components in its devices with its own chips, a move that could see the Cupertino giant controlling most of the technology inside the smartphones and other mobile devices it makes.
The iPhone maker is reported to be preparing internally produced cellular modem chips for the end of 2024 or early 2025, which would replace those it currently buys in from Qualcomm. Within a similar timeframe, it is apparently seeking to replace the wireless chip produced by Broadcom that provides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, according toits own Arm-based processors
, which are typically manufactured for the company by Taiwan's TSMC, and extending this to include home-grown wireless chips would give the company a greater level of control over much of the technology that goes into an iPhone. But it would not be good news for Broadcom, as Apple is said to be the chipmaker's largest customer and understood to account for about one fifth of its revenue.
The move is also not great for Qualcomm, which provides the Snapdragon X65 5G modem used in the iPhone 14 handset. But the company had several years' notice of Apple's intentions, following Cupertino's purchase of what remained of
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