Intel will return to manufacturing chips to power some Apple devices after reaching a preliminary agreement

Apple e Intel have reached a preliminary agreement by which the processor company will work again with those from Cupertino to make chips that power some of your devicesin addition to its current supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC).

The technology company led by Tim Cook and soon by his successor John Ternus, stopped using Intel processors for its hardware definitely in 2020, after making the strategic leap to its own chips with Apple Silicon, which were initially launched with the M1 version in the 13-inch MacBook Pro and Air computers and the Mac Mini desktop.

However, both companies have been in conversations for more than a year to evaluate the possibility of working together again with the aim of boosting the chip manufacturer’s business lines, as well as bringing the production of these components closer to the United States and ensuring that Apple can meet its demand for chips for its devices.

Now it has been learned that, during the last months, Apple and Intel have closed a preliminary agreement so that the latter can once again manufacture some of the chips that drive the iPhone manufacturer’s ‘hardware’.

This has been shared by internal sources related to technology companies in statements to The Wall Street Journal, who have clarified that It has not yet been detailed for which specific devices the chips manufactured by Intel will be intended..

At the moment, Apple is associated with the Taiwanese technology company TSMC for the manufacturing of its iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, among others, although it intends expand your chip suppliersin the face of a market affected by the shortage of RAM memory.

In this framework, it is worth remembering that the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo already announced in December of last year that Intel would manufacture the Apple’s low-end M series processors, using the advanced 18A process, which are expected to be ready from the second quarter of 2027.

This process is Intel’s most advanced, 2 nanometers, and is already in production in the United States, as it is used in Intel Core Ultra processors series 3 (Panther Lake). Likewise, since these are the low-end M series processors, Intel is expected to manufacture the chips for the MacBook Air and iPad Pro devices.

It must be taken into account that the US government acquired a stake in the 10 percent of the microprocessor companywhich has been accumulating losses in its fiscal results during recent years.

Therefore, as The Wall Street Journal has recalled, the United States Government has encouraged companies like Apple to partner with Intel to continue promoting their work.