MacBook with self-developed chips will be Apple's next target

IT House July 29th news with the acquisition of Intel's modem department, the dust settled, according to Taiwan media Digitimes reported that the industry is expected to carry the self-developed ARM architecture chip MacBook will be Apple's next goal.

At present, Apple has invested in A, S series self-developed chips such as iPhone, iPad, AppleWatch and AppleTV, and has also invested in power chip (PMIC) and graphics processing unit (GPU). After acquiring Intel's modem division, Apple took another big step in its research.

At the same time, the supply chain expects Apple's next goal will be to Intel's Mac series, the biggest beneficiary will be TSMC.

Industry insiders pointed out that Apple originally planned to comprehensively increase the proportion of self-developed chips, and Samsung Electronics and Huawei, the main competitors in the mobile phone field, have already invested in modem research and development, and Intel has not been eager to research and develop technology. The market is expected.

Apple's Mac series has a total shipment of 18 million units in 2018, while Apple users have the highest adhesion and no sea-farm tactics compared to other PC competitors. According to industry insiders, when the performance of the self-developed chip can reach the processor performance of the mid-end products in the market, Apple will launch a MacBook model with a self-developed ARM architecture chip. The engineering prototype is expected to be available at the end of 2020, and the product similar to the iMac will be positioned. It still takes 3 to 5 years.