Speculation that Intel could act as contract manufacturer of processors for mobile devices Apple, heard a long time ago. Way for them not only to give words of senior management , but also the fact that Intel has already performed contract manufacturer of semiconductor products.
Citing its own sources, Reuters claims that Intel and Apple executives have been negotiating a possible contract manufacturing processors last year, but could not agree.
According to one theory, the solution of such cooperation did not dare to take the current head of Intel, in November announced his retirement . It is quite possible that the successor (or successor) Paul Otellini will be bolder. By the way, according to those same sources, the board of directors of Intel switched to finding suitable candidates outside the company.
According to industry observers, Intel is trying to intercept the Samsung contract with Apple to release processors family A, used in the iPad and the iPhone.
Recall last week, commenting that the contract manufacturer Intel will make 14-nanometer chips Altera , Sunni Rikhi (Sunit Rikhi), vice president of Intel's technology and manufacturing, confirmed the company's commitment to meet the needs of "big customers of mobile processors." However, cooperation with Apple, he declined to discuss.
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