There have been rumors that Apple will develop a special processor for its own products. Recently, Bloomberg reported that Apple will replace its current use of Intel processors with its own production of a special processor by 2020. According to reports , Although the replacement of the processor is still in the early stages, but affected by the news, Intel's stock price has begun to soften.
Bloomberg: Apple plans to use its own chip in two years
As the new iMac Pro switched to using Apple’s specially developed T2 processor, it announced that it will produce its own image processor. Some commentators believe that these are all signs that Apple has abandoned Intel products. Bloomberg said that the relevant processors The project was internally named Kalamata and is still in early stages of development. By switching to a self-manufactured processor, it will help Apple's cross-platform software development work, allowing developers to write programs that run on both macOS and iOS. application.
Bloomberg: Apple plans to use its own chip in two years
At the same time, there is also news that Intel's processors have experienced major security problems on many occasions. The determination to replace Apple's own production processors has become firmer. In fact, Apple has switched to different chip architectures several times. In the early 1990s, they Formally switched to the PowerPC architecture and moved to Intel in the mid-millennium.
Bloomberg: Apple plans to use its own chip in two years
Bloomberg pointed out that the entire process of replacing processors will involve multiple stages and it is estimated that it will be completed by 2020. Affected by the news, Intel's share price once fell more than 8%, which is the biggest drop for them in two years.
