It is no secret that Apple is trying to become independent when it comes to the hardware of its devices. The US company is looking to gain control of certain components and reduce its dependence on partner companies such as Qualcomm or broadcom. Apple is said to be researching a 5G chip, which will help free them from their ties to Qualcomm.
According to the report, Apple is also researching wifi chips and is expected to launch them in 2024. However, renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the development of this type of chip in the apple company has been stopped. According to him, Apple will delay it for a while.
Apple stops developing its wifi chips
With this news, broadcom will remain Apple's main wifi chip supplier. There may be a reason behind Apple's decision, but this decision will bring a big change, especially for ongoing plans.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman pointed out that Apple was previously developing a new wifi + Bluetooth chip for the iPhone.
According to him, Apple will start the transition to these chips in 2024 and will completely replace broadcom components in 2025. Chip combining wifi and BlueTooth is very difficult to develop and so far, there is still no detailed information about its development.
Apple's overall plan is to combine wifi, Bluetooth, and Cellular chips into a single solution. This 5G mobile modem has been developed for many years to replace Qualcomm's solution.
However, considering recent adjustments, it is unknown what will happen to this chip. Obviously, Apple is also working to replace radio frequency chips and wireless charging chips to reduce its dependence on Qualcomm, in an effort to research to become independent in the phone market.
According to the report, the development of wifi chips is being delayed because Apple wants to focus resources on designing chips for 3nm processors, which will be used in future iPhones. Mingchi-Kuo said that the problem of "not having enough resources" is delaying Apple's mass production of chips.
Moreover, he said, it will be very risky in the coming years if Apple uses its own wifi chip. Standards are changing and wifi 6E and wifi 7 are new things that are gradually being brought to users. Therefore, perhaps Apple will temporarily stop waiting and launch a product with available wifi 6E and wifi 7 according to standards as this network technology becomes more popular.
