Apple Leans Towards TSM to Reduce Reliance on Qualcomm

The Apple logo is seen on the outside of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium before the start of an event in San Francisco, on Sept. 7, 2016. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Apple Inclooks to rope in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd to manufacture 5G iPhone modems from 2023, reducing its reliance on Qualcomm Inc.

Apple aims to adopt TSM’s 4-nm chip production technology to mass-produce its first in-house 5G modem chip.