A new perspective from industry insiders has precluded the possibility of Apple iPhone chips leveraging Intel’s bleeding-edge 14A node.
Intel has attracted quite a bit of chatter over the past few weeks amid tantalizing prospects of Apple returning to the chipmaker’s embrace for some M-series processors and non-Pro iPhone chips. However, a new perspective from industry insiders has largely precluded the possibility of Apple iPhone chips leveraging Intel’s bleeding-edge nodes.Chips made on Intel’s advanced nodes will sport a degraded heat dissipation ability, precluding Apple’s iPhone chips from leveraging the said nodes
In recent weeks, both GF Securities and DigiTimes have disclosed that Apple might opt for Intel’s 18A-P process for its lowest-end M-series chips that are expected to ship in 2027, as well as non-Pro iPhone chips in 2028. GF Securities also went a step further by noting that Apple’s bespoke ASIC – expected to launch in 2028 – will leverage Intel’s EMIB packaging.
