Five years after moving away from Intel in favour of its custom-designed chips, Apple is reportedly exploring a renewed chip-supply partnership with the former supplier.
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, industry checks suggest that Apple is considering tapping Intel to produce its lowest-end M chips as early as Q2 2027. If this pans out well, Intel could be responsible for fabricating the M6 or M7 chips for the MacBook Air, iPad Air, and iPad Pro, while TSMC would continue supplying the higher-end M-series chips.
