Intel is said to have knocked on Apple's door
Further billion-euro investments are to save Intel. After Nvidia, a possible partnership with Apple is on the cards.
Until now, Apple processors have been manufactured by TSMC. Intel would probably like to take over the business.
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Intel is apparently looking for further investors to revitalize its finances in the short term and get back into the black. Specifically, the chip manufacturer is said to have contacted Apple about a potential partnership.
This was reported by the Bloomberg news agency, citing sources said to be familiar with the process. On the one hand, it is said to be about an investment in the company, after the US government and Nvidia have already announced investments. On the other hand, Intel apparently wants to work with Apple again in some form.
The talks are said to be at an early stage and could end inconclusively. However, the rumors alone are enough to cause Intel's share price to rise again by a few percent.
Chip production for Apple conceivable
A possible cooperation could primarily be about Apple's processors. A return to Intel CPUs is almost impossible. Unlike the Nvidia cooperation, semi-custom chips with Intel components are also uninteresting for Apple, as the company has completely decoupled itself from the x86 ecosystem by switching to ARM processors.
However, Intel could produce at least some chips for Apple in the future. For this to become realistic, however, the chip contract manufacturing division (Intel Foundry) must finally catch up with global market leader TSMC.
Apple could then have Intel produce processors and advertise with chips “Made in America.” At TSMC's US semiconductor plants, this only works with older products because the Taiwanese company only uses its latest manufacturing processes in its home country.
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Alternatively, Intel could take over the packaging of certain Apple processors, i.e., marry the chips to carriers. However, this would generate much less money than the production of entire chips and would primarily be a symbolic partnership.
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