Apple reportedly has a deal to use Intel-made chips again

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Apple and Intel reached a “preliminary agreement” for Intel to make chips for Apple hardware, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Apple had famously moved on from Intel-powered computers with its highly successful transition to Apple Silicon, but now it appears the two companies will be working closely together again. Intel appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO in March 2025, and in August, the US government took a 10 percent stake in the company.

The WSJ says that it’s “still unclear” what Apple products will get Intel chips. Apple and Intel didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment from The Verge. Bloomberg reported this week that Apple has held “exploratory discussions” with Intel and Samsung about having them make Apple’s processor chips in the US — currently, Apple works with Taiwan-based TSMC to produce those.

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Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said late last year that Intel is “expected” to start shipping “Apple’s lowest-end M processor” as soon as 2027. Bloomberg also reported in September that Intel had asked Apple about a potential investment and how to work more together. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.

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This advance offers important signals about the future of the sector, and the tech world is watching closely.