# PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-18**: Trump Announces Apple-Intel Partnership on Truth Social — President Trump posts that Apple agreed to design and build chips with Intel in the USA, triggering a 9% surge in Intel’s stock and a 0.6% rise in Apple shares.
- **2026-06-16**: Intel 18A Technology Enters Initial Production — Intel announces its next-generation 18A manufacturing node has started initial production, signaling readiness for advanced chip fabrication.
- **2026-05**: WSJ Reports Preliminary Apple-Intel Deal — The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple and Intel reached a preliminary agreement for chip production after more than a year of talks.
- **2025**: US Government Takes Stake in Intel — The Trump administration acquires a 10% equity stake in Intel and commits $10 billion to build or expand US chip factories.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Intel’s 18A tech to power Apple AI chips as Nvidia partnership expands US design
2026-06-18 10:12:14 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Apple’s move to design AI-capable chips with Intel on US soil accelerates America’s onshoring of critical AI hardware, leveraging Intel’s 18A node alongside Nvidia’s earlier foundry deal.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/apple-intel-ai-chip-partnership

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