On July 24, it was reported by foreign media that Apple and Qualcomm reached a settlement a few months ago, which led to Intel's exclusion. The latter was also forced to withdraw from the smartphone 5G modem business. However, there was a rumor recently that Apple was negotiating with Intel. The former hoped to acquire Intel's modem chip business to reduce its dependence on Qualcomm in the future.

According to insiders, this is Apple's goal. Apple and Intel are in deep negotiations and are very close to reaching an agreement, which could be reached as early as next week. It is reported that its transaction amount is at least US $1 billion, including employees and patents.

Apple has been worrying about 5G this year. It will take too much time to develop its own chip, not to mention that this is a very difficult project. By acquiring Intel's engineers, technologies and related patents, Apple can accelerate this process.

Can the two technology giants finally reach an agreement? Or will Apple only use Qualcomm's modem service in the next few years? Time will give us the answer.

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