Apple: Will it replace Intel at WWDC 2020 with chips it designs?

Reports want Cupertino's big company to officially reveal the transition from Intel in chips that she designs together with ARM.

Τthe upcoming online Worldwide Developers Conference which will run during the month is probably the moment when Apple will tell us more about the transition to its own chips, which it has developed with ARM IP for release sometime in 2021. Sources close to the subject spoke to Bloomberg and report that Apple is almost ready to show us systems beyond its smartphones and tablets, running for the first time in history with ARM SoCs.

The last time Apple had to make such an important decision was in 2006, when it left IBM (and AIM) for Intel, the sole supplier of CPUs for its platforms, a partnership that continues to this day.

Now, with the lines separating the iPad (iPadOS) and macOS operating systems shrinking, it is very likely that we will see the latter change slightly to support the new move, since iPadOS is known to operate, basically, on an ARM platform , like iOS. One of the key things that takes time is the transition of the multitude of applications to the new platform by the developers who will shoulder a large part of the 'burden' of the decision made by Apple.

Frameworks like Catalyst help in more efficient porting from one operating system to another, greatly facilitating the work of developers, so similar tools are expected to appear soon as soon as we see the first systems make their appearance. The sources also talk about significant advantages over Intel CPUs, while it is stated that the method of their completion will be extremely impressive for the current 5nm data of TSMC, which have already entered a development trajectory for a long time.

This year's Worldwide Developers Conference will only be held online but that will not stop Apple from making one of the biggest revelations, according to several sources and beyond a possible new architecture, we might see some new products like an iPhone or a new line of gadgets.

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