Breaking News: Apple Halts In-House Wi-Fi Chip Project: Why It Matters

By bringing component manufacturing in-house, Apple is fighting to lessen its reliance on outside suppliers. Cupertino is said to be bringing wireless chips, 5G modems, and even display production for its iPhones, Apple Watches, and Macs in-house, just like it did with its A-series mobile chipsets and M-series SoCs. According to the most recent semiconductor survey by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will abandon its plans to develop a Wi-Fi chip and will instead continue to rely on Broadcom as its primary supplier. To develop its chipset, Apple is devoting the majority of its IC design resources. Additionally, Kuo notes that Apple continues to give its work on the 5G modem project a higher priority than its work on the Wi-Fi chip. Future iPhone 15 models and the rest of Apple's product line are most likely to switch to Wi-Fi 6E. Apple is still developing its integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, according to Kuo. Mark Gurman also confirmed that Apple is still developing the Wi-Fi Bluetooth combo chip.