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Aside from Custom Graphics Chip, Apple Is Also Working on Power Chip for iPhones


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Apple has been making some major changes when it comes to suppliers of various components for iPhones and iPads. A report by Bloomberg reveals that Apple could be working on its own custom power management chips and therefore intend to drop long-time supplier Dialog.

 

An analyst from Bankhaus Lampe has recently stated that the Cupertino-based company is working on its own power-management integrated circuits, which would replace in part the chips made by supplier Dialog. However, Apple is unlikely to make the switch in the near future and the in-house built chip could be featured on iPhones released in 2019. Thus, there’s no chance of seeing them run inside the anniversary iPhone 8, or the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus, set to launch later this year.

 

Following the analysis, Dialog shares dropped as much as 36 points on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The memo reveals that Apple might be intending to set up power-management design centers in Munich and California, while about 80 Apple engineers already started working on the new custom chip.

 

Apple is also working on its own graphics architecture

 

This is clearly bad news for England-based Dialog, considering that Apple accounts for about 74% of sales at the chipmaker. Apple’s move towards custom built power management chips is part of a wider strategy that marks a shift towards making the company more self-reliant in terms of components for new iPhones and iPads.

 

In this regard, the 2019 iPhone might feature power management chips built by Apple, but also custom graphics architecture. Recently, Imagination Technologies has revealed in a press release that Apple is working on a separate graphics chip for its iPhones and iPads.

 

Apple didn’t specifically say that it was dropping Imagination Technologies, as the chipmaker is still interested in discussing commercial arrangements with Apple. Until the new technology comes, Apple is preparing to announce the anniversary iPhone 8 with OLED display and new iterations in the iPhone 7 lineup.

 

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