{"id":138334,"date":"2026-05-14T20:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/intel-is-now-making-iphone-chips-for-apple-according-to-reports\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:43:43","slug":"intel-is-now-making-iphone-chips-for-apple-according-to-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/intel-is-now-making-iphone-chips-for-apple-according-to-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel is now making iPhone chips for Apple, according to reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<\/figure>\n<p>last week <em>wall street journal<\/em> It was reported that Apple and Intel have reached an agreement to manufacture chips, and now <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mingchikuo\/status\/2054987772289810884?s=61&amp;t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A\">new report<\/a> Ming-Chi Kuo says Intel has already started initial production on iPhone processors and others.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1052250\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ming-chi-kuo-says-apple-and-intel-have-already-kicked-off-production-of-iphone-ipad-and-mac-chips\">Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple and Intel have already started production of iPhone, iPad and Mac chips<\/h2>\n<p>Ming-Chi Kuo was the first to report last fall that Apple and Intel were exploring the possibility of a renewed partnership. And now the analyst has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mingchikuo\/status\/2054987772289810884?s=61&amp;t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A\">Shared a new report on X<\/a> Where he says that initial production has started.<\/p>\n<p>The report is lengthy, primarily consisting of Kuo&#8217;s analysis and expectations on the Apple-Intel deal and its impact on TSMC.<\/p>\n<p>However, Koo also includes some notable news updates. He writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apple has launched low-end\/legacy iPhone, iPad and Mac processors on the 18A-P series (using Foveros packaging) at Intel.<\/li>\n<li>The order mix is \u200b\u200babout 80% iPhone, mirroring Apple&#8217;s end-device sales mix.<\/li>\n<li>Apple&#8217;s wafer plans at Intel reflect the technology lifecycle of the 18A-P series: small-scale testing in 2026, ramp up in 2027, continued growth in 2028, and decline in 2029.<\/li>\n<li>Apple is also actively evaluating Intel&#8217;s other advanced-node technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems that, after recently striking a deal, Apple and Intel have wasted no time in starting initial production.<\/p>\n<p>Kuo did not name the specific chips being manufactured by Intel, except to say that they are &#8220;low-end\/legacy.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Presumably this means that Intel is producing chips for older iPhone, iPad, and Mac models that are still on sale today. TSMC is still expected to handle orders for Apple&#8217;s most cutting-edge silicon.<\/p>\n<p>Many see the addition of Intel as a chip maker as a way for Apple to reduce the risks from over-reliance on TSMC. 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Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple and Intel have already started production of iPhone, iPad and Mac chips Ming-Chi Kuo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[2145,2446,5624,2653,2055,1739],"class_list":{"0":"post-138334","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-devotionals","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-chips","10":"tag-intel","11":"tag-iphone","12":"tag-making","13":"tag-reports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138337,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138334\/revisions\/138337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}