Apple Taps Intel 18A-P For M7 Chip By 2027 & 14A For iPhone Chip By 2028, Claims Rumor

TSMC’s constraints have pushed Apple to make a chip-making deal with Intel, & is likely to produce two chips on 18A-P & 14A process technologies, as per rumors.

Apple’s Next-Gen MacBook & iPhone Chips Rumored To Be Made At Intel Using 18A-P & 14A Process Technologies

Last week, it was revealed that Apple and Intel have signed a preliminary chipmaking agreement in which Apple would tap into Intel’s Foundry business to produce its chips. The agreement is said to have been signed back in December 2025, as per GF Holdings, and plenty of other factors also forced Apple to go back to Intel after ending its chip ventures with the blue team back in 2023.

Currently, Apple relies on TSMC for its chips for MacBooks and iPhones. Everything was going smoothly, but then every tech giant across the globe started running after AI. This saw TSMC being overwhelmed by chip orders from AI firms, leading to severe supply constraints. As such, TSMC is unable to meet Apple’s chip demand, resulting in price hikes across various Apple products.

Furthermore, The Wall Street Journal suggests that the President of the US, Donald J Trump, also pushed Apple to use Intel, saying, “I like Intel”. As the US Government’s Tech “Made in US” initiative gains momentum, Apple is already facing a TSMC bottleneck, pushed ahead by signing an agreement with Intel, where it will place its chip orders.

President Trump personally advocated for Intel to Cook in a meeting at the White House, according to people familiar with the matter.

“I like Intel,” President Trump said in January. He said the government had made “tens of billions of dollars” from the Intel deal, and that the government’s backing of the company had attracted important partners to Intel.

The Wall Street Journal

GFHK, during its monthly call, stated that Apple is going to leverage Intel Foundries for two chips. One of these chips is going to be the Apple M7, which will be made on the 18A-P process technology and will be entering mass production by the end of 2027. The Apple M7 is what will be powering Apple’s MacBook line of laptops.

The second chip that is rumored is a smartphone chip, A21, as per previous rumors. This chip is expected to be made on Intel’s 14A process technology and will be entering mass production by the end of 2028. Given that there is also a big demand for Apple’s “A” series chips in the PC consumer segment due to the success of MacBook Neo, Intel will be producing a chip for a product that also rivals its own PC ventures in the laptop space.

Intel has doubled down its efforts against the MacBook Neo, partnering with Google on Googlebook laptops, and also working on its own chips that will tackle the A18-powered MacBook Neo. In all of this, Apple and Intel will gain a lot. Apple will secure extra capacity for its chips while Intel will secure a major customer, boosting the confidence of its external customers to leverage its Foundry technologies.

Source:Apple Taps Intel 18A-P For M7 Chip By 2027 & 14A For iPhone Chip By 2028, Claims Rumor