“Relationship with Apple is strong,” says CEO Brian Krzanich

Jan 17, 2015 12:50 GMT  ·  By

Rumors about Apple switching from Intel chips to its own silicon dished out by KGI Securities are not very concerning to CEO Brian Krzanich, who stated on record that “they [Apple] want to use our parts.”

Apple currently equips all of its desktop and laptop computers with Intel processors, but that might change in the next couple of years, according to a research note released by KGI securities this week.

KGI strongly believes that, in its pursuit to have a tight grip on software and hardware, Apple will slowly but surely switch to its own solutions, namely the A-series chips currently found in iDevices. According to KGI, newer variants of those same chips will soon be used to power Macs.

We’re still on Apple’s roadmap

Asked what he thinks about these rumors, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said he was not concerned. He wouldn’t comment on the future, but he did say this:

“Apple is always going to choose the supplier who can provide them the most amount of capability and innovation for them to build on, for them to innovate. They’re a company based on innovation. So our job is to continue to deliver parts that have that capability, that are better than our competitors, and then they want to use our parts.”

So there you have it. At least in the short term, Intel still expects to sell chips to Apple and is unfazed by the rumors that the Cupertino giant will one day bail out from the relationship.

For what it’s worth, KGI said it expected Apple to come up with an A-series chip with processing oomph lying at the border between Atom and Core i3, which would make it a good candidate for low-end, MacBook Air computers. The estimate is also for 2016, so naturally Intel has enough time on its hands to plan its next move.