Apple's Tim Cook explains that Intel's acquisition of modem chip business will lead to control of key technologies

by Drew Coffman

About Intel's modem chip business, which Apple acquired for $ 1 billion (approximately ¥ 110 billion), Tim Cook explains the intention of the acquisition for investors.

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In the fourth week of July 2019, Apple was reportedly trying to acquire Intel's modem chip business for smartphones. This is largely related to the deterioration of the relationship between Apple and Qualcomm. Finally, 'Why is Intel forced to withdraw from the 5G model chip business?' Is summarized in the following article.

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Soon after Uwasa was reported, Apple has announced that it has officially acquired Intel's modem chip business. With this acquisition, Apple has acquired more than 17,000 patents on wireless technology, such as modem chips for smartphones, from Intel, and will receive approximately 2200 new employees who have been involved in the business. .

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Apple's Cook tells investors on July 30, 2019 local time the acquisition of Intel's modem chip business. According to Cook, the $ 1 billion Intel modem chip acquisition is the second largest deal in Apple's acquisition. Also, Apple's largest acquisition is the headphone maker 'Beats', which is a $ 3 billion acquisition (approximately 320 billion yen).

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However, the size of the new employee to be acquired by Apple is that the acquisition of Intel's modem chip business will be the largest ever. 'We look forward to welcoming all of the approximately 2,200 employees in Intel's modem chip business to Apple,' said Cook.

Continuing, 'We work with talented people in the modem chip field, expanding our portfolio of wireless technology patents to over 17,000, promoting future product development and related to products we make We see it as a great opportunity to further advance our long-term strategy of owning and controlling key technologies. '

The statement that 'owns and controls key technologies' is 'a clear hint' for the news that 'Apple is planning its own proprietary modem chip', which has been rumored many times in the past, and Apple related media 9to5Mac pointed out. 9to5Mac predicts that Cook is working to make modem chips and other components in-house, such as the A chip , which is the heart of Apple's own proprietary iPhone.

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According to Reuters reports , Apple is expected to install its own modem chip into products such as the iPhone by 2021 at the earliest. In addition, Minchi Kuo, an analyst familiar with Apple-related leaks, predicted that all iPhones released by Apple in 2020 will be 5G compatible, but will all have Qualcomm modem chips. You are