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Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 31-10-2017<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \n It\u2019s emerged that Apple has decided to drop chips supplied by Qualcomm which powers its iPhones and iPads.<\/p>\n According to two people familiar with the matter the change would affect iPhones released in the fall of 2018, but Apple could still change course before then.<\/p>\n The sources declined to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.<\/p>\n It\u2019s understood the dispute stems from a change in supply arrangements under which Qualcomm has stopped providing some software for Apple to test its chips in its iPhone designs.<\/p>\n Reuters reports the two companies are locked in a multinational legal dispute over the Qualcomm\u2019s licensing terms to Apple.<\/p>\n Qualcomm told Reuters it is providing fully tested chips to Apple for iPhones.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are committed to supporting Apple\u2019s new devices consistent with our support of all others in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon says Apple\u2019s move is not totally unexpected.<\/p>\n \u201cThough Qualcomm has for several years supplied Apple\u2019s modems – which help Apple\u2019s phones connect to wireless data networks – Intel Corp has provided upward of half of Apple\u2019s modem chips for iPhones in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n Intel recently acquired a firm that would let it replace more of Qualcomm\u2019s chips in iPhones.<\/p>\n Rasgon says it\u2019s too early to say definitively whether Apple fully intends to drop Qualcomm next year because Apple can likely make multiple contingency plans for different supplier scenarios.<\/p>\n \u201cApple is big enough that they want to support multiple paths, they can do that. Samsung did this too. A couple of years ago, Samsung designed Qualcomm out, but Qualcomm didn\u2019t even know until it was close to time to ship\u201d Samsung\u2019s phones.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n