Broadcom and Apple extend custom silicon pact to 2031

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Probably an extension of long-running iThing innards arrangement, not a new custom AI accelerator deal

Broadcom has signed a deal to provide Apple with custom chips until 2031.

The chips and code shop has supplied Apple with silicon since the late 2000s when its wireless products found a home in early iPhone models. Broadcom’s silicon has found its way into iThings ever since.

Broadcom’s announcement of its extended relationship with Cupertino is brief, stating only that the two companies “have agreed to expand their long-standing technology collaboration through 2031 by entering into new multi-year long-term agreements for Broadcom to develop and supply a range of custom ASIC silicon products for use in multiple generations of Apple products.”

In the last couple of years, Broadcom has built a substantial custom AI accelerator business and has told investors it has six customers for those products. Four companies – Google, Meta,...

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