Tencent technology foreign media quoted sources as saying on Thursday that Apple is designing its own main power management chip, as early as 2018 will be applied to the iPhone.
The current power management chip for Apple's smartphones is provided by Dialog Semiconductor and Apple's move will surely reduce its reliance on the vendor.
According to reports, people familiar with the situation said: 'According to Apple's current plan, they will begin next year, some or about half of the iPhone's power management chip to use its own chip.'
Shares of chip maker Dialog Semiconductor fell 7.2% after the news broke, while shares of Apple rose slightly in pre-market trading.
Apple did not immediately respond to a reporter's comment on the request, the reporter failed to get in touch with Dialog.