Apple probably won't be using in-house Wi-Fi chip designs in its 2025 iPhone lineup, a report claims, citing industry sources who believe it will be a big challenge for the company to reach the goal in the next two...
Apple probably won't be using in-house Wi-Fi chip designs in its 2025 iPhone lineup, a report claims, citing industry sources who believe it will be a big challenge for the company to reach the goal in the next two years.
Wi-Fi chips for the iPhone 17 may still be supplied by a third-party source
Apple has steadily been bringing the designs of various components in-house, providing it with ways to dictate the capabilities and features of the parts used in iPhone, iPad, and other hardware. However, despite investing in the creation of Wi-Fi chips, it is doubted that it will appear within the next two generations of iPhone.
Sources of DigiTimes say that Apple has invested heavily into Wi-Fi chip development, in a similar manner to its 5G modem chip work. But, just like the 5G chip struggles forcing Apple to extend its work with Qualcomm, the iPhone maker's apparently running into bottlenecks on Wi-Fi too.
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