Apple’s new iPhone will use Arm’s chip technology

Tech giant Apple’s latest iPhone with it’s A18 chip, set to be unveiled at an event on Monday, has been developed using SoftBank-owned Arm’s newest V9 chip design.

Apple is set to host its fall event on September 9 at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, where it will likely unveil a series of new iPhones and updates to other devices and apps.

Apple uses Arm’s technology in the process of designing its own custom chips for its iPhones, iPads and Macs.

Apple signed a deal with Arm in September last year that “extends beyond 2040” in a boost for Arm for chip technology.

Arm in July said that its V9 chip accounts for 50% of smartphone revenue. It also owns the intellectual property behind the computing architecture for most of the world’s smartphones, which it licences to Apple and many others.

The two companies have a long history: Apple was one of the initial companies that partnered to found the firm in 1990, before the release of its “Newton” handheld computer in 1993, which used an Arm-based processor chip.
The Newton flopped, but Arm went on to become dominant in mobile phone chips because of its low power consumption, which helps batteries last longer.

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