While all Macs are now powered by Apple's custom-designed chips, a new rumor claims that Apple may rekindle its partnership with Intel, albeit in a new and limited way. Apple supply chain analyst Ming…
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The word was that TSMC was previously looking to charge much more for their 2nm node.
Apple may have just been looking to apply pricing pressure.
> TSMC has finalized the pricing for its upcoming 2nm process, setting the wafer price at around $30,000. This marks a 10%–20% increase compared with the 3nm process average of $25,000–$27,000, lower than earlier market speculation of a 50% hike.
https://technode.com/2025/10/09/tsmc-sets-2nm-wafer-price-at...
> Apple may have just been looking to apply pricing pressure.
It fits perfectly with Apples sucking up to Trump too.
By SilverElfin 2025-11-2918:501 reply Thanks for reminding me of the golden award from Tim Apple
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/07/tim-...
It’s interesting how open the corruption is from mega corporate American leaders, who don’t seem to hold to any principles.
By CursedSilicon 2025-12-0120:51 The faithful also dismiss it out of hand as "well they have to do it!"
Not just even with Trump. Accuse iCloud in China of being backdoored and someone will step in and demand "proof"
Apple gets a weird "free pass" on far too much
> Apple may just be looking to apply pricing pressure.
Even if TSMC wasn't going to tighten the screws, it makes sense that Apple would be talking to Intel since Apple abhors single-source external dependencies. Plus, it gives them brownie points with our Grifter In Chief. https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1748/...
> Apple abhors single-source external dependencies.
Apple previously dual sourced SOCs from both TSMC and Samsung, before dropping Samsung.
The performance and power efficiency has to be there.
If Intel can get good yields and performance/power efficiency from their new process node, then it can be worth the added complexity.
By mort96 2025-11-2910:17 And if there's a chance that Intel can get good yields and performance/power efficiency from a new process node, then it's 100% worth it for Apple to already be in talks with them when it becomes available.
By lolidiots 2025-12-0119:00 [dead]
This is the type of rumor that could swing a stock price... I'm skeptical of how this got out there and by whom.
By wetpaws 2025-11-2817:38 [dead]
By 1659447091 2025-11-2819:231 reply I am curious if anyone has tracked the full scale of this admins events+inflammatory news bits and found questionable patterns like the Tylenol claims just before a large sale and then mostly nothing, or the tariff roller-coaster and insider trading allegations, or other sleigh-of-hand type patterns. Given the well-known "flood the zone" type strategy.
By jjtheblunt 2025-11-2819:39 you can find all sorts of interesting trade analyses at
because that's what they do, mining public datasets, including mandated congressional trade disclosures.
no affiliation, just fascinating stuff there.
The US government itself owns $11 billion worth of Intel stock. So just look there.
By Keyframe 2025-11-2821:13 Nvidia also owns 5% of intel. Does that mean dreaded enemies collaborating again?
By sethops1 2025-11-2819:49 Not sure about altruistic, but definitely corrupt.
By downrightmike 2025-11-2819:501 reply No, keep Intel afloat by any means, because USA is planning on attacking Venezuela and China. Maybe VZ is used to gear up production for the Taiwan war.
There are a few ways to save the economy,
hyperinflation (pay massive 38T debt with worthless paper),
Jubilee (erase all debts like the fall of Rome)
or war and mass death and destruction (WW2 and the Black Death).
Remember that the people running the US government at the moment are a combination of mentally deranged ideologues and Fox News bimbos. There is no actual plan for anything.
By dagmx 2025-11-292:23 There is most definitely a plan, at least behind the scenes. They’re executing it pretty aggressively too
To fab the CPUs...seems more plausible than anything else with Intel.
AFAIK Intel Foundry Services are the only product they can't find big customers for. Apple would be the first if they move past the sampling phase.
By turtletontine 2025-11-2818:51 They’ve already secured Microsoft as a customer, they’ll be making the next Maia AI accelerator for Azure on 18A. Apple would be a much bigger catch for sure, but they have in fact secured one big customer.
