Apple, one of the leading brands in the technology industry, seems to have started working to become fully independent. The company also came up with a new feature called ‘digital heritage’ today. It has been revealed that the company, which has been open to innovations especially recently, is now taking action to produce its own chips. According to information from Bloomberg, Apple may stop buying parts from companies like Broadcom and Skyworks in the future.
It is claimed that the company will set up a new office for this purpose. Although these plans are in their infancy, it is thought that Apple will first start working on ‘wireless connections’. Of course, when the word ‘chip’ is mentioned in iPhone and Mac devices, the first thing that comes to mind is processors. However, chips that provide features such as power management, USB connectivity, wireless charging, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are also on Apple’s “to produce list”.
Apple may want full control over its products:
One of the biggest parts produced by other companies for iPhone devices is the ‘modem’. As it is known, Apple meets the chip need in this area by Qualcomm. However, it was stated in the past that the company wanted to produce its own 5G chips for a long time. For this purpose, Apple, which bought the modem business created by Intel for smartphones for 1 billion dollars, aims to switch to its own chips by 2023.
By producing its own chips, Apple, which wants to gain more control over its products and produce superior devices in terms of hardware, also aims to be a ‘self-sufficient’ company. The current global chip shortage continues to affect technology giants. Apple may not want to leave it to chance if such a situation occurs again in the future.
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