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More threats to Apple’s chipmaker through attempted theft of TSMC technology Ben Lovejoy | Apr 7 2026 - 5:39 am PT | Apr 7 2026 - 5:39 am PT A new Reuters piece describes new threats to Apple’s chipmaker TSMC as a result of further reported actions by the Chinese government. …
Report: Apple considers Intel and Samsung to diversify chip manufacturing away from TSMC Marcus Mendes | May 4 2026 - 8:45 pm PT | May 4 2026 - 8:45 pm PT Bloomberg reports that Apple has been exploring early-stage talks with Intel and evaluating facilities from Samsung Electronics as it looks to d… …
… For a long time, Apple split its A-series chip production between TSMC and Samsung, and Mac CPUs were off-the-shelf Intel ones. …
… That would certainly be a useful capability for Apple to have, but it would still leave the company entirely dependent on TSMC for its latest devices. …
… TSMC is still expected to handle orders for Apple’s most cutting-edge silicon. Many see the addition of Intel as a chip manufacturer as a way Apple is mitigating risk from over-reliance on TSMC. …