Intel Begins Production of Modem Chips for Apple’s 2018 iPhones
Jun. 16, 2018One of the biggest beneficiaries of Apple’s feud with Qualcomm has been Intel, which bagged the modem chip orders for iPhones just a few years ago and has since strengthened its business ties with Apple. Now, Intel has begun the production of the XMM 7560 modem chips for Apple’s new line-up of iPhones set to arrive later this year.
“XMM 7560 [modem chips are] now in the process of being deployed… It is in trial and mass production”, Intel’s VP of Technology, Systems Architecture and Client Group, Asha Keddy, was quoted as saying by Nikkei Asian Review in an interview.
Keddy added that the XMM 7560 modem chip is a milestone for Intel as it is its first with CDMA support, which means iPhones equipped with the new Intel modem chips will finally be available on all major carriers. Built on the 14nm process, it is also the first modem chip by Intel to offer download speed of up to 1Gbps with support for 35 LTE bands.
