{"id":246044,"date":"2026-05-14T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/report-intel-is-testing-production-of-some-iphone-ipad-and-mac-chips\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:20:09","slug":"report-intel-is-testing-production-of-some-iphone-ipad-and-mac-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/report-intel-is-testing-production-of-some-iphone-ipad-and-mac-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Intel is Testing Production of Some iPhone, iPad, and Mac Chips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report: Intel is Testing Production of Some iPhone, iPad, and Mac Chips<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/14\/kuo-intel-iphone-ipad-mac-chips\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-14 14:48:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.macrumors.com<\/a><\/p>\n

TSMC has been the exclusive supplier of Apple’s systems-on-a-chip since 2016, but that 10-year streak could be nearing its end.<\/p>\n

Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today said that Intel has “kicked off” small-scale testing of lower-end iPhone, iPad, and Mac chip fabrication, with production expected to ramp up throughout 2027 and 2028. Kuo did not indicate exactly which of Apple’s A-series and\/or M-series chips would be manufactured by Intel.<\/p>\n

Apple is utilizing Intel’s 18A process for these chips, and it is evaluating Intel’s other advanced-node technologies, according to Kuo.<\/p>\n

By sourcing chips from two suppliers, Apple can negotiate lower costs and bolster supply. In this case, Apple rekindling a partnership with Intel could win it favor with the Trump administration, which wants more U.S. manufacturing. However, Kuo said Taiwan’s TSMC will remain responsible for more than 90% of Apple’s chip supply.<\/p>\n

There is no indication that Intel would play a role in designing the iPhone chips, with its involvement expected to be strictly limited to fabrication. That would differ from the era of Intel Macs, which used Intel-designed processors with x86 architecture. Apple began transitioning away from Intel processors in Macs in 2020.<\/p>\n

All in all, these would be Apple-designed chips manufactured by Intel in the U.S., for use in some lower-end iPhone, iPad, and Mac models.<\/p>\n

Apple’s potential return to Intel has been reported by numerous sources by this point, but an official announcement has still yet to be made.<\/p>\n

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