Apple to introduce its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip in iPhone 17

According to a new report by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning to introduce its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip in the iPhone 17 line, which is due to appear in 2025.

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This will be part of the company's strategy to reduce dependence on third-party suppliers, in particular Broadcom, which currently supplies more than 300 million chips per year.

Apple's new chip, based on TSMC's N7 technology, will support Wi-Fi 7 and integrate Bluetooth and possibly 5G functions.

Kuo also noted that the company intends to move all of its products to internal chips over the next three years, which will reduce costs and strengthen Apple's ecosystem.

In addition to the iPhone 17, the new 5G chip will also appear in the iPhone SE 4 and iPhone 17 Air. These changes indicate that Apple is ready for a large-scale transition to its own communication technologies.

Kuo emphasised that the new chips will be separate, so 5G can only be implemented in certain models, while Wi-Fi chips will be more widely used.

Source: @mingchikuo