Will Apple’s M1 chip be manufactured by Samsung in the future?

Apple expects particularly high demand for new Macs based on its M1 chips, so TSMC’s manufacturing capabilities won’t be enough.

With notebooks based on the M1 chip, Apple will introduce an ARM-based MacBook with an internally developed and optimized processor for the first time. The chip called the M1 chip is said to be particularly economical with a TDP of just 10 watts and, compared to previous Intel chips, it also offers even more performance, which should increase notebook demand.

As colleagues at BusinessKorea have learned, the demand is already so strong that Apple is considering not only having TSMC produce the M1 chips, but also ordering Samsung for production. Additionally, other devices like MacBook Pro and Mac Pro with ARM-based CPUs are slated for late next year.