Apple poached Intel’s 5G leader weeks ahead of Qualcomm truce – Engadget

Intel’s solution to bail on 5G modems would possibly impartial own gone hand-in-hand with Apple’s truce with Qualcomm, on the different hand it’s now distinct there had been hints of a shift weeks earlier. The Telegraph has discovered that Apple poached Intel’s 5G phone modem chief, Umashankar Thyagarajan, in February. Whereas the departure itself wasn’t a whole secret (Thyagarajan’s LinkedIn profile confirms the switch), the knowledge outlet claims to own e mail showing that the ex-director became as soon as the mission engineer for the XMM 8160 chip on the coronary heart of Intel’s plans. He additionally “played a key function” growing the Intel modems worn within the iPhone XS and XR.