Apple, TSMC Deepen Collaboration (I)

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Apple, TSMC Deepen Collaboration
Ian King and Mark Gurman, Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel By Ian King and Mark Gurman. Bloomberg, Apr 2, 2018.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a ... mac-chips-from-2020

Quote:

"The initiative, code named Kalamata [a city in modern-day Greece], is still in the early developmental stages

"Apple provides Intel with about 5 percent of its annual revenue, according to Bloomberg supply chain analysis.

"Intel shares dropped as much as 9.2 percent, the biggest intraday drop in more than two years, on the news. They were down 6.4 percent at $48.75 at 3:30 p.m. in New York.

"Currently, all iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and Apple TVs use main processors designed by Apple and based on technology from Arm Holdings Plc. Moving to its own chips inside Macs [desktop and laptop]  would let Apple release new models on its own timelines, instead of relying on Intel's processor roadmap.

"Using its own main chips would make Apple the only major PC maker to use its own processors. Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., and Asustek Computer Inc. use Intel chips.

Currently: "Apple’s iPhones and iPads with custom chips use the iOS operating system, while Mac computers with Intel chips run on a different system called macOS. * * * Apple is working on a new software platform, internally dubbed Marzipan, for release as early as this year that would allow users to run iPhone and iPad apps on Macs, Bloomberg News reported last year.  The company has also previously released Macs with ARM-based co-processors, which run an iOS-like operating system, for specific functions like security.

"Intel has dominated computing [keyword is computing, not graphic] processors for more than a decade, taking market share from Advanced Micro Devices Inc, its only rival in the market. Intel also designs and builds modem chips for some iPhone models so that they can connect to cellular networks and make calls. While Apple is down the list of computer sellers by unit shipments, it's third when measured by revenue last year, highlighting the premium status of its products.

"In 2005, Apple announced a move to Intel chips in its Macs

this time: "A decision to go with ARM technology in [mac] computers

Note: marzipan (n, etymology)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marzipan
(pronunciation)