Apple holds talks with Intel, Samsung for US chipmaking, Bloomberg News reports

May 4 (Reuters) - Apple ‌has held ​exploratory ​discussions about using Intel and Samsung Electronics to produce the main processors for its ‌devices, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing ⁠people familiar with the deliberations.

Apple executives have made visits to ‌a Samsung plant under ‌development in Texas and, separately, also held preliminary talks with Intel about enlisting the company's chipmaking ​services, Bloomberg reported.

While the move would offer Apple a secondary option beyond its longtime partner ⁠Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the iPhone-maker is also concerned about using non-TSMC ​technology, the report said, citing worries about reliability and scale.

Reuters could not immediately verify ​the report. Apple and Samsung ‌did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. Intel declined to comment.

Discussions ⁠with Samsung and Intel remain at early stages as neither effort has resulted in any orders so far, ⁠the report said.

Apple warned of continuing chip supply constraints when it ​reported results last month. iPhone sales were held back in the quarter by supply constraints for the advanced processor ‌chips that form the brains of the device, then-CEO Tim Cook had said.

The ‌iPhone 17-family's chips are made on a variant ⁠of the same TSMC ‌chip manufacturing technology ​as many leading AI chips.

(Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane ‌Venkatraman)

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