TSMC Founder Reveals Why Apple Chose Them Over Intel

TSMC Founder Reveals Why Apple Chose Them Over Intel as Custom Chip Supplier
TSMC founder Morris Chang has revealed that Apple CEO Tim Cook rejected Intel as an iPhone chip manufacturing partner in 2011, and told him
How TSMC beat Intel to be Apple's main chip foundry
TSMC and Apple's partnership hasn't always been certain, with a new interview detailing how the company fended off an attempt by Intel to become Apple's chip foundry partner in 2011.
Apple gave Intel a shot with iPhone chips, but they failed to impress Tim Cook: per TSMC
Apple reportedly once considered Intel as a partner for iPhone chip production, but per TSMC’s founder, the company didn’t impress Tim Cook.
TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him Intel did not know how to be a foundry
The company considered using Intel Custom Foundry (ICF) and Texas Instruments but quickly realized the ICF was not tailored for external customers at all, while TI did not have advanced process technologies.
Why Apple Picked TSMC Over Intel: Founder Morris Chang Reveals
Chang saw Apple's move to TSMC was because of Intel's inflexibility, and inability to meet customer's needs. Many of Intel's customers shared that frustration, and Intel always went around acting like they were the only guy for microprocessors,
TSMC Founder Says This is Why Apple Chose His Company Over Intel as Its Customer Chip Supplier
TSMC founder says Apple chose TSMC over Intel as their custom chips supplier was because "Intel just does not know how to be a foundry."
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Intel did not know how to be foundry
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Intel reveals its 2026 PC processor plans
Intel confirmed its next major client CPU architecture during a conference call today: “Nova Lake,” which will debut in 2026.
Intel Earnings: A Golden Opportunity
Intel Corporation's Q4 earnings report and its plans for 18A release in 2H2025, seeing opportunity with TSMC's N2 node delay.
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TSMC founder Morris Chang interviewed: his first long-form video interview in 17 years
TSMC founder Morris Chang on Acquired podcast says he remembers when Intel approached Apple about iPhone chips, pausing discussions with TSMC.
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Trump Promises High Semiconductor Tariffs, Ensnaring Taiwan's TSMC
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