# Apple executives have made visits to a Samsung plant under development in Texas.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-05 · Reuters*

## Key points

- Apple executives have visited Samsung's under-development chip plant in Texas.
- Apple has held preliminary talks with Intel about potential chip manufacturing services.
- No agreements or orders have resulted from Apple's discussions with Samsung or Intel so far.
- The iPhone 17 chips use a TSMC technology variant common to many advanced AI processors.

**Companies:** Apple, Samsung, Intel
**Countries:** United States, South Korea

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