15 Years Of Partnership May Break : Apple and Intel

Apple has been working for years on designing chips to replace the Intel microprocessors used in Mac computers. As per sources, Apple could reveal its plans in a company conference for developers on Monday, with computers based on the new chips that may arrive next year.

The whole Silicon Valley is already upholding this expected breakup of Apple and Intel. Apple always pursues a more deterministic approach on "How its products are going to build"

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the partner Apple uses to build similar components it designs for iPhones and iPads, is expected to make the Mac chips in factories in Asia — an arrangement much like Apple’s use of Foxconn to assemble iPhones. Both Intel and Apple declined to comment. Bloomberg previously reported on Apple’s plans.

Apple has created a large chip-design team, building on the 2008 purchase of a 150-employee startup, PA Semi. A large number of them once worked at Intel, including Johny Srouji, who reports directly to Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook.

This move of Apple’s is an indication of this breakup and this will help the company to expand its own resource and their abilities and reduce its dependence on major partners.

Apple has created a large chip-design team, building on the 2008 purchase of a 150-employee startup, PA Semi. A large number of them once worked at Intel, including Johny Srouji, who reports directly to Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook.

Read the Source