ARM pact will help Intel woo Apple into new chip deal

The chances of Apple using Intel's factories to manufacture iPhone and iPad chips have just rocketed upward.Intel on Tuesday expanded its custom manufacturing business so it can fabricate chips based on ARM architecture.Apple's cutting-edge A-series chips, used in the iPhone and iPad, are based on ARM architecture. Intel will provide state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities with the 10-nanometer process, and that could be attractive to Apple.The deal between ARM and Intel increases the chance