Lezi zindaba zivele ezinsukwini ezisanda kwedlula, futhi zisabalale okomlilo wequbula: I-Apple ingasebenzisa ama-processor we-Intel kumadivayisi wayo weselula. Empeleni lesi sihloko asilungile, kungahle kube ukuhumusha okungalungile noma ukuhunyushwa okungalungile kwezindaba zokuqala, ezishicilelwe ngabakwaMacRumors. I-iPhone ngeke ibe nabaprosesa be-Intel, noma okungenani lokho akushiwo izindaba. Yini-ke lapho umenzi waseMelika ahlangana nayo futhi kungani manje ihlobene ne-Apple? Sizokutshela ngakho ngezansi.
I-Intel isanda kufinyelela esivumelwaneni ne-ARM esivumela ukuthi ikhiqize ama-microprocessors ngaphansi kwesakhiwo se-ARM, okuyiso esisetshenziswa iningi lamadivayisi eselula, kufaka phakathi ama-iPhones. Ngalesi sivumelwano sakamuva etafuleni, inkampani yaseCupertino kungenzeka ukuthi isivele ikhuluma ne-Intel ukuze ibhekane nokukhiqiza ama-processor ayo, azoqhubeka nokwakhiwa yi-Apple, kepha zizokwenziwa kusetshenziswa amandla amakhulu kakhulu okukhiqiza e-Intel, masingakhohlwa ukuthi imemezele ama-processor ayo ayi-10nm ngonyaka ka-2017. ungalokothi ube yedwa, kunalokho, izokwabelana ngalelo lungelo ne-TSMC.
Kungani i-Apple inganquma ukwethemba i-Intel? Ngaphezu kokuhlangenwe nakho kwayo okusobala nomthamo wokukhiqiza, kubalulekile ukuthi iyinkampani yaseMelika, futhi ngenxa yalokho i-Apple ingaletha ingxenye yokwenziwa kwezinto ze-iPhone ezweni layo, into ezobonakala kahle ngemuva kokugxekwa okutholakele. imisebenzi yayo phesheya. Masingakhohlwa noma ngabe i-Intel yenqabile ukwenza iprosesa yokuqala ye-iPhone., okuthile okuzoba ngokugxilile enhliziyweni yenkampani, futhi okungaba nomthelela esivumelwaneni ekugcineni esizophumelela. Naphezu kwakho konke, kufanele siphikelele: i-iPhone ngeke ibe neprosesa ye-Intel.
Konke lokhu "kucaciswa" akugxili kahle, uma izingxoxo zihamba kahle, i-iphone izoba ne-processor ye-Intel, kepha ukwakhiwa kuzoba yingalo hhayi i-x86
Amahemuhemu okuqala awahambi lapho. I-iPhone izoqhubeka nokuphatha iprosesa ye-A12 noma i-A13 (noma yikuphi okuthintayo) kuphela eyenziwe yi-Intel.