On June 27, it was reported that in April this year, Apple settled with Qualcomm. After paying the latter $4.5 billion, Apple obtained a six-year licensing agreement (including a two-year option) and a multi-year chip agreement. As part of the transaction, the two companies withdrew their lawsuit against each other. But even after Apple shook hands with Qualcomm, rumors still exist that Apple will build its own 5G modem.

In February this year, Apple hired Umashankar Thyagarajan, who was then Intel's 5G mobile technology director. The Intel team he was responsible for earlier started the 4G LTE modem currently used by the iPhone.

Bloomberg reported recently that in May this year, Apple hired Mike Filippo to fill the vacancy of chip designer. Mike Filippo was a senior engineer of ARM. During his work at ARM, he helped the company design chips used by many smart phones and tablets today. Before joining ARM, he worked at AMD and Intel. LinkedIn's information confirms that Mike Filippo joined Apple in May this year.

In addition, there are rumors that Apple will acquire Intel's smart phone modem department, which will make it easier for Apple to design its own 5G modem. However, foreign media said that even if Apple can develop a 5G chip, it will not be applied to the iPhone until 2025 at the earliest, because before that, Apple will use Qualcomm's 5G chip.

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