FILE PHOTO: The new Mac Pro computer and display are displayed during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Mason Trinca
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to sell Mac computers with its own main processors by next year based on the chip designs currently used in its iPhones and iPads, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
The iPhone maker is working on three Mac processors based on the A14 processor in its next iPhone, suggesting the company will transition more of its Mac lineup away from current supplier Intel Corp (INTC.O), the report here added citing people familiar with the matter.
Apple started using Intel’s processors in 2006 and a year later all Mac computers featured its chips. Since then, Intel has made chips for other Apple products such as modem chips for its iPhones.
Apple has always relied on outside suppliers for its modem chips, a crucial part that connects devices like the iPhone to wireless data…
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