The difference is that this information is leaked and shared more. Many projects get started in the R&D stages that never graduate past that. That's what the "research" stage is for — to determine the feasibility of an idea.
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Kuo: Development on Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip Paused 'for a While'
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The difference is that this information is leaked and shared more. Many projects get started in the R&D stages that never graduate past that. That's what the "research" stage is for — to determine the feasibility of an idea.
AirPort routers were never "proprietary" in that sense. Non-Apple devices connected through they just fine. I've always had way better performance from my AirPort routers than competing brands.
The SEC should need to take a look at those "analysts" that are just playing the market.
15 days ago it was a sure thing that Apple was leaving behind Broadcom, and now magically
the project is on forever pause.
15 days ago it was a sure thing that Apple was leaving behind Broadcom, and now magically
the project is on forever pause.
So Apple has no good team, no stimulating work and no good working environment to offer?
Yeah, that could indeed be a problem...
Potentially not as good as Broadcom. Potentially not as good as Intel.
Broadcom/Intel are near the top in the world at radio design. Someone already working at those companies, why would they join Apple's team of junior engineers trying to reinvent the wheel?
Chill, they want to design every single component "in house" to cut some $$$ of a product and to increase the profit margin.
I don't think Apple is going to ever compete with LG/Samsung on displays, Qualcomm&Broadcom on modems.
Wifi chip isn't a priority, so its staff can be let go or moved to other higher level projects. A lot of tech companies (Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify, Salesforce, Meta, etc...) are shedding projects to get rid of people to boost up their stock prices.
True, but it "could" skyrocket the career of that engineer(s), instead of going under between a stabilized existing team.
But yes, I also would not like work for Apple
True, but it "could" skyrocket the career of that engineer(s), instead of going under between a stabilized existing team.
But yes, I also would not like work for Apple
Anything is possible, just not probable. In theory, yes, working for Apple could mean they become the next CEO. It just isn't likely.
The reality is, engineers want to work with others in a similar industry and knowledge level. Nobody wants to work with a company with no history of radio design. Nobody wants to go backwards, be a scrub, reinvent the wheel, just for the pay. The motivation may be different if the engineers own the company, but helping Apple earn the next trillion isn't motivating.
Yeah, I heard about this before - but the motivation really sounded more like cost-savings than anything else? I think Apple got frustrated with some of the negotiating it had to do with these other vendors, and would rather control the whole thing in-house.
The problem they're running into is that designing a really good wi-fi AND bluetooth chip is really difficult. And by the time you do it, there's yet another wifi and/or bluetooth revision out there you need to redesign the chip to support.
I think Apple can more easily justify all the R&D work when you're talking about their own CPU, that only needs to run THEIR operating system. Compatibility with everyone else's products is the most important part if you're making a wifi or a bluetooth chip, by comparison. If it keeps disconnecting from so and so's wireless earbuds or gets slow wifi speeds when connecting to certain Netgear or Linksys routers, or ? People will consider it inferior.
Which makes sense to me, but I quoted the poster as the mention "proprietary" was apparently misused - or that he wishes for a closed standard that only Apple controls, either way.
I hope Apple can reach the point where they're completely vertically integrated. It seems like that is the goal. Then, maybe they can reduce costs and make everything in the US.
No, I think the Apple AR Glasses will come out before Titan and the Apple's WiFi chip! 😉
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Reduce costs, yes.
Make everything in the US, just wet dreams, their greed weights more than patriotism.
It is not all just about the chips! Apple is worth 10 to 20 times as much as Broadcom and/or Intel in Market Capitalization and it is the richest company in the World. No one really matches Apple in its market influence and reach! I would not want to waste my time at Broadcom or Intel even as a chip designer, I would rather be at Apple! You should not let existing Limiting Beliefs get in the way of your reality!
I was thinking the same thing. What's the value add to developing these sorts of commodity parts in-house? Apple already botched USB implementation with the M-series Macs by gimping certain 10 Gbps devices to 5 Gbps due to them implementing their own Thunderbolt/USB controller inside the chip.
When Apple silicon launched everyone thought things would get cheaper because they didn't have to pay for Intel's high chip prices, but between R&D and using TSMC's bleeding edge processes I doubt the chips cost less. To be clear I'm not bashing the M-series, a few flaws aside they're amazing chips and my 14" M1 Pro MBP is nothing short of phenomenal, but they need not take everything in-house.
It is Apple's own doing - asking people to come to office 3 days a week will cause all the best engineers to leave, filling in these empty positions will be hard. Times have changed - adopt or die.
Stuff happens.
Expecting 100.0% perfection 100.0% of the time is not reasonable when humans are involved.
And life goes on.
Well Duh!
Apple has paused work on the Wi-Fi chip that it has in development, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today. The development of the Apple-designed Wi-Fi chip has been "halted" at the current time, and Kuo says Apple will hold off "for a while."
Work on a Wi-Fi chip has been paused because Apple wants to focus its chip design resources on the advanced 3-nanometer chips that are set to power future iPhones and other devices. Kuo says that "insufficient development resources" are therefore delaying the mass production of not only Apple's 5G chip, but also the Wi-Fi chip.
Article Link: Kuo: Development on Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip Paused 'for a While'
In a word on why the delay .... 'licensing' or 'patents'.
Based on your post, I think it's pretty clear you have zero managerial or HR experience.
Why doesn't Apple just buy Broadcom?? Their Market cap is only 250.14 billion,..drop in the ocean for Apple.