There isn’t much left in the iPhone that was not designed directly by Apple. And the manufacturer fully intends to continue this momentum by attacking the cellular chip! Bloomberg report the words of Johny Srouji, vice-president of hardware technologies, who confirmed during a public meeting (a “town hall meeting”) between executives and Apple employees that the development of a modem had been launched this year.
A chip that ” will allow us to make a new key strategic transition “. To be honest, it’s not quite a surprise. The rumor has been talking about this design internally of a cellular chip for two years. And the acquisition last year by Apple from Intel’s mobile modems division only speeded up the process. The builder has the resources for this type of long-term project, which is vital for the Apple, as Johny Srouji explains:
These long-term strategic investments like these are essential elements in developing our products and ensuring that we have many innovative technologies for the future.
Apple is already developing wireless chips, such as the U1 for precision localization, or the Wx chips for Apple Watch. The vice-president, centerpiece in the arsenal of the manufacturer, did not specify when the first iPhone carrying the first cellular modem from Apple was going to be released. But the company has given itself a little time: the agreement signed with Qualcomm guarantees it the supply of network chips at least until 2023. Apple has set itself the goal of carrying out its project from 2022.
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