How TSMC beat Intel to be Apple’s main chip foundry
TSMC and Apple’s partnership hasn’t always been certain, with a new interview detailing how the company fended off an attempt by Intel to become Apple’s chip foundry partner in 2011.
TSMC has a long history being Apple’s chip producer, with it making everything from iPhone chips to Apple Silicon. However, there was a chance that Intel could’ve been in that role.
In an interview with YouTube channel Acquired, TSMC founder Morris Chang explained how Apple paused talks with TSMC in February 2011, to hear a proposal from Intel. At the time, Intel wanted to become the firm to construct Apple’s chips, in the midst of when Intel chips were used throughout the Mac lineup.
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