Ngokusho kombiko weVentureBeat, Intel ufake iqembu labangaphezu kuka- Abantu abangu-1.000 ukwakha ama-chip esizukulwane esilandelayo se-iPhone. Ngokuqondile, i-Intel inethemba lokuthi izoyinikeza imodemu ye-chip 7360 LTE ku-Apple, futhi uma konke kuhamba kahle ngisho nokuhlanganyela ekukhiqizeni.
Ama-iPhone 6s ne-iPhone 6s Plus anezici ze- Ama-chips we-Qualcomm 9X45 LTE. Abakwa-Intel bathemba ukuthi ngonyaka ozayo bazokwazi ukuhlinzeka ngemodem yabo okungenani amanye ama-iPhones akwa-Apple azokwenziwa ngo-2016. Qualcomm njengamanje ophethe ukuhlinzeka ngemodemu yawo wonke amafoni e-Apple.
Imodemu ye-Intel's LTE 7360 kulindeleke ukuthi iqale ukuthunyelwa kubakhiqizi ngokuhamba konyaka, ezokhishwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka. 2016. Ngokwemibiko, Intel ibheka ukuhlangana kwayo ne-Apple kubalulekile ngekusasa lakho emhlabeni weselula. Ngokusobala i-Apple yikhasimende elifuna kakhulu ngokukhiqiza okukhulu kakhulu, yingakho isidingo sabasebenzi abangaphezu kwenkulungwane.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-Intel asikafiki ngokugcwele esivumelwaneni nge-Apple. IVentureBeat iphakamisa ukuthi Apple ngifuna ukudala ifayela le- I-chip eyodwa esizukulwaneni esilandelayo se-iPhone, esizohlanganisa i- I-Ax processor ne-LTE modem chip. Ukwenza lokhu kuzohlinzeka nge- isivinini esisheshayo, ukuphathwa kwamandla okungcono, ngakho-ke impilo yebhethri engcono. Ukwenzela i-chip encane kungayenza ibe nesikhala esiningi ngaphakathi kwensiza uqobo, engaholela kufayela le- ibhethri elikhudlwana.
Ngenkathi i-Apple izokwakha i-chip, i-Intel izonakekela ukukhiqizwa okufanayo ngenqubo yayo ye- Ama-nanometer ayi-14. Njengamanje iSamsung neTSMC, babelana ngomsebenzi wokukhiqiza amaprosesa, ngeprosesa ye Ama-nanometer ayi-20. I-Intel izobenza babe nama-nanometer ayi-14 ngokusho kombiko. I-Intel nayo isebenza ekucwengweni kwayo I-nanometer processor eyi-10, lapho i-Apple inentshisekelo khona.
Yize kungekho kulokhu okuqinisekisiwe, futhi mhlawumbe ngeke kuze kube yilapho i-Apple imemezela ngokusemthethweni i-iPhone yesizukulwane sayo esilandelayo ngo-2016, U-Apple ubelokhu ethumela onjiniyela ukuthi basebenzisane ne-Intel kule phrojekthi.