Apple Taps Intel to Manufacture Chips for Its Devices
Apple and Intel have struck a deal for Intel to fab chips destined for Apple products, with the Trump administration pushing it forward.
Apple and Intel have sealed a formal agreement for Intel to manufacture some chips used in Apple devices. The deal came together in recent months, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The arrangement pairs the iPhone maker with America's biggest legacy chipmaker — a notable shift given Apple ditched Intel's processors for its own silicon back in 2020. This time, Intel isn't designing the chips. It's fabricating them.
The Trump administration actively pushed for the deal to happen. The move aligns with broader efforts to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.
Details remain thin. Which chips, which devices, and what volume — all still unclear. But the signal is loud: Intel's foundry ambitions just got a marquee customer, and Apple is diversifying its chip supply chain beyond TSMC.