棄用英特爾 蘋果計劃採用自主研發的芯片

Apple Inc is working on its own Mac chips, which could replace the Intel processors currently running on its computers as soon as 2020, according to a report by Bloomberg.

根據彭博社的一篇報道，蘋果公司正在打造自己的Mac電腦芯片，最早將在2020年取代目前其電腦上運行的英特爾處理器。

The project, called Kalamata, has been approved by the company's executives but is still in early stages of development and may face a multi-step transition.

這個名爲“卡拉瑪塔”的項目已獲得蘋果高層批准，但目前尚處於研發的初期階段，可能會逐步進行過渡。

The project would be part of Apple's grand plan of making all of its devices, including Macs, iPhones and iPads, work more seamlessly together.

該項目或將是蘋果使其所有設備，包括Mac電腦、iPhone和iPad更緊密結合這一宏大計劃的一部分。

In addition, shifting to its own chips would allow Apple to release new Macs on its own timelines, instead of following Intel's processor roadmap.

此外，使用自家芯片將使蘋果能夠按照自身的時間表發佈新的Mac電腦，不用再跟着英特爾處理器的步調亦步亦趨。

Besides the Kalamata project, Apple is also working on a software platform code-named Marzipan, which aims to enable software developers to create apps that would work for both the iOS operating system running on iPhones and iPads and the macOS running on Mac computers, according to the report.

該報道稱，除了卡拉瑪塔項目，蘋果還在開發一個代號爲“杏仁糖”的軟件平臺，其目的是讓軟件開發者能夠開發出既能用於在iphone和ipad上運行的iOS操作系統，也可以用於在Mac電腦上運行的macOS操作系統的應用。

The platform might be introduced to the public as early as this year, with a great chance to be launched at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

該平臺最早將於今年與公衆見面，並很有可能在今年6月份舉行的蘋果全球開發者大會上發佈。

Apple's potential shift, which could be potentially abandoned or delayed, has already given Intel Corp a hard hit in the market, as its shares dropped as much as 9.2 percent on the news.

蘋果的這一潛在改變（雖仍有可能放棄或推遲），已經讓英特爾公司在市場上遭受了重創，在消息傳出後，英特爾的股價下跌了9.2%。

5 percent of Intel's annual revenue is contributed by Apple, according to the report.

該報道稱，英特爾每年的營收中有5%是蘋果貢獻的。