Apple, which has managed to become one of the biggest brands in the world when it comes to technological ecosystems, is looking for ways to reduce its foreign dependency. Carrying out its work with this goal, the company took action last year for the production of 5G modems. Although Apple takes care to keep the leak information to a minimum on such matters, some important news continues to come to light.
Apple will start production of 5G modem in 2023
Technology giant Apple has so far used modems from companies such as Qualcomm and Samsung for mobile data functionality, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in its electronic devices. worked. The company, which took the first step by producing its own ARM-based processor M1 in the past years, has now set its sights on modem production. In this context, Apple aims to switch to its own modem design as of 2023.
Previously, Apple was said to be planning to work with TSMC for the production of 5G iPhone modems. The company is in new talks to keep its hand strong on this issue. Accordingly, negotiations with ASE Technology, the owner of Apple Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), are continuing.
It is a matter of curiosity how all these developments will affect the Qualcomm collaboration that has been going on for years. According to some information, Apple will not completely end its relationship with the chip manufacturer. However, secretly, there is a great tension between the two companies. So much so that some designs that Apple wants to use in the 5G modem are said to be Qualcomm patented. The legal battle between the companies continues.
Sitting at the other end of the table, TSMC has been producing A Series processors for Apple for a long time. So much so that the chip manufacturer had produced M1 processors used in Macs. It is a matter of curiosity how Apple will come out of all this turmoil.
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