Apple to Continue Use Qualcomm Modem Chips for 2023 iPhone 15 Models - MacRumors

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Wednesday November 2, 2022 2:14 p.m. PDT by Juli Clover

Apple volition proceed to root modem chips from Qualcomm for the 2023 iPhone 15 lineup, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Qualcomm said it is acceptable to supply the "vast majority" of modem chips for Apple's devices, contempt earlier expectations that it would supply conscionable a fraction of modem chips.

Qualcomm successful November 2021 said that it expected to supply 20 percent of Apple's modem chips successful 2023, signaling a imaginable displacement to Apple's ain modem chips. Apple has been moving to chopped down connected its reliance connected Qualcomm by processing its ain modem exertion in-house, but it does not look that Apple's chips volition beryllium acceptable for a 2023 launch.

Gurman's study echoes accusation that we antecedently heard from Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo said successful June 2022 that Apple's enactment connected a 5G modem spot "failed," and that Qualcomm would stay Apple's modem supplier for the 2023 iPhone lineup.

Kuo said that improvement connected the spot stalled, but the enactment is yet continuing. Apple is expected to make its ain modem chip, but it volition instrumentality much clip for enactment to beryllium completed and satisfactory for usage successful iPhones and different devices.

Apple launched a ineligible battle against Qualcomm successful 2017, accusing Qualcomm of unfairly collecting royalties for technologies it had thing to bash with. Apple wanted to modulation distant from Qualcomm with the displacement to 5G to halt paying Qualcomm's fees and alternatively usage Intel technology, but Intel was not capable to manufacture 5G chips that met Apple's standards.

Apple was forced to settle its lawsuit with Qualcomm and has since utilized Qualcomm 5G modem chips for the ‌iPhone‌ and iPad lineups. Apple has been moving connected its ain modem spot since then, and adjacent purchased Intel's modem spot business to get a caput start. Initial rumors pinpointed 2023 arsenic the twelvemonth Apple would beryllium acceptable to transition, but it looks similar it volition instrumentality a spot longer for Apple to extremity its modem deals with Qualcomm.

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