Re:Apple, Intel have reached preliminary chip-making deal
by aurareturn on Friday May 08, 2026 @04:40PM
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It takes TSMC years to develop a new node. Apple has been the launch customer for a long time for TSMC. This agreement likely happened many years ago, before this AI boom.
The Macrumors article definitely isn't when Apple decided to buy half of N2 capacity for the first year. It would have happened years ago.
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/28/apple-tsmc-2nm-producti...