Apple may equip the iPhone 17 sequence with its personal Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, based on particulars shared by TF Securities Worldwide analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The corporate has been engaged on growing extra elements for its smartphones, which might assist it decrease its dependence on present suppliers, equivalent to Broadcom. In the meantime, Apple can be tipped to combine its in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips in addition to its purported 5G chip — anticipated to make its debut on the iPhone SE 4 — in additional merchandise beginning in H2 2025.

Apple’s In-Home Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Chip Might Debut on iPhone 17 Collection

In a put up on X (previously Twitter), Kuo states that Apple is trying to “quickly cut back its reliance on Broadcom” for over 300 million chips that allow Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity on the corporate’s gadgets. So as to take action, the corporate will begin to utilise its personal chips on upcoming merchandise, beginning with the iPhone 17 sequence, based on the analyst.

Kuo claims that Apple’s in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip can be constructed on TSMC’s N7 (7nm) course of and can provide assist for the most recent Wi-Fi 7 communication protocol. Whereas the iPhone 17 sequence — the successor to the iPhone 16 lineup that was unveiled in September — is alleged to be the primary to characteristic Apple’s chip, the corporate may even introduce new gadgets with its personal chip.

This is not the one in-house chip from Apple anticipated to reach in 2025. The corporate is reportedly planning to launch the fourth-generation iPhone SE mannequin with an Apple 5G modem, and Kuo says it can characteristic a Broadcom chip for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

Apple is anticipated to launch new gadgets, together with the purported iPhone 17 sequence, within the second half of 2025. These handsets can be outfitted with the brand new in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, however will not characteristic the brand new 5G modem.

The analyst additionally adds that Apple’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip in addition to the upcoming 5G chip are distinct and produced utilizing totally different TSMC processes, which implies that the schedule for integrating the chips may overlap. Kuo claims that Apple plans to equip nearly all of its merchandise with its personal chips over the following three years.