# Apple is considering other semiconductor suppliers, including Samsung and Intel, Bloomberg reports.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-05 · CNET*

## Key points

- Apple is in talks with Samsung and Intel as potential alternative chip suppliers to TSMC.
- Apple executives have visited Samsung's new semiconductor plant under construction in Texas.
- Apple has not yet placed any significant orders with Samsung or Intel for chips.
- US political pressure is incentivizing Apple to source chips from US-based manufacturing.

**Companies:** Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung, Intel
**Countries:** United States, Taiwan, South Korea

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