Rumors of Apple's shift away from Intel have floated around the industry for years.
Arm's designs are also used as the basis for chips made by Samsung, Qualcomm and Nvidia. Apple's chips are based on technology designed by Arm Holdings, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Softbank. The company's latest chip, the A13 Bionic, powers the iPhone 11 and iPhone SE. Now Apple will be able to use its well-regarded iPhone and iPad chips, which industry watchers have speculated will run cooler and offer better battery life. In past years, while working with Intel, the company designed new fans to keep its laptops cool, new laptop cases machined out of a single piece of aluminum and new keyboards to allow for a lower-profile screen and hinge. The move to use its own chips to power its Mac computers would give Apple an opportunity to custom-design chips that fit its penchant for ever smaller, thinner and longer-lasting devices. However, the timing of the chip announcement could change, Bloomberg said, due to the outbreak's impact on Apple's production. WWDC 2020 is set to take place on June 22, and will be held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Apple will make the move official later this month at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday.
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