Apple: Qualcomm refused to provide chips for iPhone phones in 2018

The US company Qualcomm, which produces semiconductors, refused to provide chips used by Apple in its iPhone smartphones last year, after Apple Computer, Apple's chief operating officer, announced Monday. "Filed a complaint in 2017 because of a dispute over the intellectual property rights of certain technologies.

Williams' testimony before the Federal Trade Commission, which examines Apple's complaint against Qualcomm, pointed out that the latter had forced Apple to use Intel products exclusively on iPhone XS, iPhone XMax, For iPhone XR, launched in September and October .

Williams said his company had been trying to negotiate with Qualcomm to provide chips for its latest phones, but that Qualcomm had refused, the Bloomberg news agency quoted Williams as saying.

Qualcomm said last October that it has already tested chipsets and modems that could have been used on new iPhones. "We are committed to supporting new Apple devices at all times with all other companies in the industry," she said. According to a statement from the American company published at the time.

Apple officials said Monday that their company would prefer to diversify sources of access to components used by its suppliers in its products.

They said that several sources of chips allowed Apple to reduce costs, but at the same time had an emergency plan to deal with a single supplier.