苹果准备量产首款自研AI服务器芯片

Apple is preparing to enter a new phase of its silicon strategy with the development of proprietary AI server processors, according to supply-chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The chips are expected to enter mass production as early as the second half of this year, marking Apple’s first serious move into custom silicon designed specifically for data-center and AI workloads rather than consumer devices. While Apple has spent more than a decade refining in-house processors for iPhones, iPads, and Macs, server-class silicon represents a different category altogether. These chips are intended to power Apple’s internal AI infrastructure, supporting services such as Apple Intelligence, Siri, on-device model training coordination, and private cloud compute workloads. …