I-Broadcom izokwenza ama-chips eselula e-iPhone iminyaka emine ezayo

I-Broadcom izodayisela i-Apple izingxenye zokuxhuma okungenantambo ezingabiza u-$15 billion. Izingxenye zizosetshenziswa emikhiqizweni ehlelelwe ukukhishwa eminyakeni emithathu nengxenye ezayo. Lokhu kufakazelwa ukufakwa kwakamuva kwe-Securities and Exchange Commission. Kodwa-ke, ukubhala akucacisi nganoma iyiphi indlela ukuthi yiziphi izingxenye ezithile ezizobandakanyeka. Ngokwemizuzu yekhomishini, i-Apple yenza izivumelwano ezimbili ezihlukene neBroadcom.

Esikhathini esedlule, i-Broadcom inikeze i-Apple i-Wi-Fi ne-Bluetooth chips zamamodeli we-iPhone wangonyaka odlule, isibonelo, njengoba kwembulwe ekuhlakazweni kwe-iPhone 11. Iphinde yafaka ne-chip ye-Avago RF esiza i-smartphone ukuxhuma kumanethiwekhi angenantambo. I-Apple kufanele iqhamuke nama-iPhones anokuxhumana kwe-5G eminyakeni ezayo, imithombo eminingi ithi ama-iPhones okuqala e-5G azobona ukukhanya kosuku kulo nyaka. Lesi sinyathelo sinikeza ithuba abaningi abangaba abahlinzeki bezingxenyekazi zekhompuyutha ezifanele ukusungula ubudlelwano obusha bebhizinisi ne-Apple. Kodwa-ke, akukhishiwe ukuthi isivumelwano esishiwo phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Broadcom asisebenzi ezingxenyeni ze-5G, okuphinde kwaboniswa ngumhlaziyi we-Moor Insights uPatrick Moorhead.

I-Cupertino giant ithatha izinyathelo zokuzakhela awayo ama-chips e-5G. Ehlobo eledlule, abezindaba babike ukuthi i-Apple ithenge ukwahlukaniswa kwe-chip yedatha yeselula ye-Intel ngalezi zinhloso. Ukuthengwa kuphinde kwahlanganisa nokwamukelwa kwabasebenzi bokuqala abangu-2200, amathuluzi, amathuluzi okukhiqiza kanye nezakhiwo. Intengo yokutholwa yayicishe ibe yisigidigidi samadola. Kodwa-ke, ngokolwazi olutholakalayo, imodemu ye-5G yakwa-Apple ngeke ifike ngaphambi konyaka ozayo.

Umthombo: I-CNBC