Amid continued reports of delays in the launch of Apple's self-developed 5G networking data chip, reports indicate that Apple has decided to halt its R&D plans.
However, thisAccording to the Korean NAVER websiteThis has not been confirmed, and Apple has not responded to this claim.
Prior to this, reports from Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal stated that Apple's self-developed 5G networking data chip faced many challenges, including the actual operating efficiency and heat generation, which had not been improved.Repeated postponementActual timeline for commercially available products.
According to previous statements, Apple's self-developed 5G networking data chip has been postponed from the original planned launch in 2024 to the spring of 2025, but now it may be postponed to the end of 2025, or even to the beginning of 2026.
Although Apple has invested a lot of manpower and funds to develop its own 5G network data chips, and took over Intel's mobile phone data chip team in 2019, it failed to produce a 5G network data chip that met Apple's expectations. Therefore, it has continued to cooperate with Qualcomm, and Qualcomm has provided its 5G network data chips. It even recently extended the cooperation period to ensure that 2024G network data chips will continue to be provided to Apple from 2026 to 5.
