Apple Could Soon Be Buying iPhone and Mac Chips From Old Frenemy Intel
… TSMC is one of the world's largest chip manufacturers, and along with making chips for Apple, it makes chips for other companies like Nvidia. …
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Apple May Break a 10-Year Chip Strategy
… In January, GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu said he expected Intel to reach a chip supply deal with Apple for at least some non-pro iPhone models starting in 2028 . Apple's return to Intel might also involve some Mac and iPad chips . …
Apple Silicon: The Complete Guide
… At this point, none of Apple's Macs use Intel chips, and Intel chip technology has been entirely phased out. This guide covers everything you need to know about Apple silicon chips. Apple Silicon Mac Lineup All of Apple's Macs use Apple silicon, and Apple is on its third generation M-series chips. …
Report: Apple Plans to Make On-Device AI a Key WWDC Focus
… Google's full Gemini model runs into the trillions of parameters, and The Information claims that Apple has struggled to run it on its own Private Cloud Compute infrastructure, which uses the same Apple silicon chips found in Mac computers. Apple Intelligence was first announced at WWDC 2024 , bu… …
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The MacRumors Show: Is Apple Downgrading iPhone 18 Due to Memory Shortage?
… A fresh manufacturing run for the A18 Pro would yield fully functional chips rather than defective ones, raising the per-unit cost before any expedited manufacturing premium is applied. Apple is now said to be weighing up its options for the MacBook Neo. …
DigiTimes on MacRumors
… For those who are not caught up to speed, prices for both DRAM and NAND storage chips have been surging lately due to increased demand from companies building out AI servers. Nvidia has reportedly surpassed Apple as chipmaker TSMC's biggest customer... …
TrendForce on MacRumors
… Nvidia has reportedly surpassed Apple as chipmaker TSMC's biggest customer... iPhone 17 Next Week: 5 Last-Minute Rumors Detailed in Report Today Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 17 series in just five days from now, and last-minute rumors about the devices continue to surface. …
Artificial Intelligence on MacRumors
… Apple Used Google Tensor Chips to Develop Apple Intelligence Apple used Tensor Processing Units TPUs developed by Google instead of Nvidia's widely-used graphics processing units GPUs to construct two critical components of Apple Intelligence. …
Foxconn on MacRumors
… The servers are to be made in Vietnam due to Apple's plan to diversify its supply chain away from China. Foxconn currently supplies servers to Amazon, OpenAI, and Nvidia for AI applications. …
China on MacRumors
China By MacRumors Staff on May 7, 2026 China Articles Apple's Tim Cook Among CEOs Invited on Trump's Trip to China The Trump administration plans to invite Apple CEO Tim Cook and CEOs from other companies like Nvidia, Qualcomm, Exxon, and Boeing on a trip to China next week, reports Semafor. …