People familiar with the matter said Apple is exploring acquisitions of chips companies to bolster development of server chips for running AI workloads. Over in recent months it has held talks with bankers about potential deals and contacted semicond

2026-07-15

People familiar with the matter said Apple is exploring acquisitions of chips companies to bolster development of server chips for running AI workloads. Over in recent months it has held talks with bankers about potential deals and contacted semiconductor startups to gauge willingness to sell. The outreach follows reported performance issues with Apple’s internal AI servers.