Commercial delay of self-developed 5g chip? Apple iPhone will adopt Qualcomm 5g chip in the next four years

2 month 18 Daily news , A copy by the U.S. International Trade Commission （ITC） The released documents exposed part of the supply agreement signed by apple and Qualcomm after the settlement ： Apple will need to buy Qualcomm's for at least the next four years 5G baseband .

among ,2020 year 6 month 1 The day is coming 2021 year 5 month 31 Use Xiao Long everyday X55 baseband ,2021 year 6 month 1 The day is coming 2022 year 5 month 31 Use Xiao Long everyday X60,2022 year 6 month 1 The day is coming 2024 year 5 month 31 Use Xiao Long everyday X65 Or snapdragon X70.

however , This document deletes some documents with details such as price and hardware technical specifications , And some sensitive information about Qualcomm modems that have not yet been released .

before , stay 2019 year 4 month 16 Japan , Apple ended the patent litigation dispute with Qualcomm that lasted for several years , The two sides reached a settlement , All lawsuits have been dropped , At the same time, Apple also paid a fee to Qualcomm , And signed a contract for 6 New patent licensing agreement in . And on the same day , Intel also announced that it had abandoned the research and development of mobile baseband . This also means Apple's subsequent new iPhone Qualcomm's baseband chip will be used .

however , stay 2019 year 7 month , Apple announced with 10 Billion dollars to acquire Intel “ Most of the ” Mobile baseband chip business , This also means that Apple will adopt the self-developed mobile baseband chip in the future . Because before that , Intel has already launched 5G Baseband chip , Just because they didn't meet Apple's requirements , Finally give up , And sold the baseband business to apple . therefore , The outside world also thinks , Apple's acquisition of Intel's mobile baseband business will accelerate Apple's self-development 5G The introduction of baseband . It is expected that , The fastest 2021 Year apple iPhone Will adopt self-developed 5G baseband .

however , According to the newly exposed document , Apple should not rush to adopt self-developed 5G chip , In the next few years, it may still be Qualcomm's Xiaolong 5G Baseband based , Of course, it may happen at some point , Introduce self-developed products into some models 5G Baseband water test , Then carry out a step-by-step attack on Xiaolong 5G Substitution of baseband .

Another thing to note , Previously, Qualcomm has provided apple with baseband chips in independent packages , Apple has also been using self-developed processors ＋ The scheme of plug-in baseband chip , But in 5G Time , More and more devices need to be integrated inside , The scheme of external baseband , It will increase the floor area 、 Cost and power consumption , In contrast, integrated baseband 5G SoC The scheme is more in line with the trend , But if Apple uses Qualcomm's baseband , It means that it will not be adopted in the next four years 5G SoC The plan . Of course , In the future, Apple will develop itself 5G When the baseband is mature , May launch its own 5G SoC.

edit ： Smart core - Ranger sword