Apple's self-developed AI server chip expected to enter mass production this year

Apple plans to start mass production of its own AI server chip in the second half of 2026, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The move comes as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure keeps rising and rivals continue to spend heavily on data center hardware.

Kuo says Apple will use the chip in its own data centers, signaling a push to rely less on outside suppliers for core AI processing. The company was slower than some competitors to invest openly in AI, but this in-house server chip suggests it is now building more of the stack itself, from devices to the servers that power cloud-based AI features.