Rumors of Apple using ARM-based chips for its Mac products have been around for years. The company already deploys its ARM-based T series of chips as a co-processor on various Mac laptops and desktops to handle features like the Touchbar, TouchID, secure boot and storage encryption. It now looks to ramp up efforts to replace long-term CPU supplier Intel in favor of its own ARM-based custom designed chip.
With Mike Filippo joining Apple last month, as revealed by his LinkedIn profile, the chip veteran is rumored to fill the spot left vacant by the departure of Gerard Williams III, another key engineer who left Apple a few months ago.
