Apple is teaming up with Intel to design and manufacture chips on American soil. President Trump made the announcement on May 8, confirming a partnership that had been quietly taking shape for over a year behind closed doors.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the two tech giants reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to produce chips destined for Apple devices.
How the deal came together
Intensive negotiations stretched across more than a year, with Trump personally lobbying Apple CEO Tim Cook during White House meetings to bring the partnership across the finish line. The formal agreement was finalized in recent months.
Apple has long relied on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to fabricate its custom-designed silicon. The A-series and M-series chips powering iPhones, iPads, and Macs are all made overseas. Shifting even a portion of that production to Intel’s US-based foundries represents a meaningful change in how Apple thinks about its supply chain.
