Intel Corps idatero kukhothi masiku ano kuti kugulitsa modem chip ku Apple kudakakamizidwa konse ndi chilolezo chodetsa cha Qualcomm. Kuchija mu Januware 2017, United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) idasuma mlandu wotsutsana ndi Qualcomm, ponena kuti lamulo la Qentcomm lovomerezeka likuphwanya malamulo a feduro ndikupanga mpikisano wosayenerera.
M'mwezi wa Meyi chaka chino, Woweruza wa Khoti Yachigawo ku U.S. a Lucy Koh adaperekanso chigamulo mokomera FTC, ndikupeza kuti Qualcomm idadzaza mopikisana nawo msika wogulitsa chip.
Komabe, Qualcomm kenako adachita apilo ku Khothi Loona za Apolisi ku United States ku Circuit Yachisanu ndi Chinayi, akuyembekeza kuti lisintha zomwe khothi lidagamula. Lero, Intel adanena potumiza khothi Lachilamulo cha Ninthani kuti ndi Qualcomm yomwe idakakamiza Intel kuti ichoke pamsika wa Modem chip.
A Intel ananenanso kuti Khothi Loweruza liyenera kuyesetsa kuthana ndi zigamulo za Khothi Lapamwamba la San Jose. A Steven R. Rodgers, upangiri wamkulu wa Intel, adatinso papepala la blog lero: "Tidayika mabiliyoni a madola, kudula anthu zikwizikwi, ndipo tidapeza makampani awiri tisanamangire chinthu chatsopano padziko lonse lapansi (Modem chip) yolembedwa ndi Apple iPhone 11. Koma pomaliza, sitingagonjetse zopinga zomwe zingachitike chifukwa cha Qualcomm mpikisano woyenera, kutikakamiza kutuluka msika wa Modem chaka chino. "
Intel ndiye mpikisano waukulu wa Qualcomm pankhani yachipani cha modem ndipo amapereka ma modem a Apple iPhone 11. Koma mu Julayi chaka chino, Intel idalengeza mgwirizano ndi Apple, yomwe ipeza bizinesi yambiri ya Intel ya ma foni a Smartel.
Pansi pa mgwirizano, pafupifupi 2,200 ogwira ntchito ku Intel adzajowina Apple, kuphatikizapo katundu waluntha, zida ndi kubwereketsa. Kugulitsako kuli kofunika $ 1 biliyoni ndipo akuyembekezeka kutseka mu kotala yachinayi chaka chino.