Apple ​has held exploratory discussions about using Intel ‌and Samsung Electronics to produce the ​main processors for its ⁠devices, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the deliberations.

Apple executives have made ‌visits to a Samsung plant under development in Texas and, ‌separately, also held preliminary talks with ‌Intel ⁠about enlisting the company’s chipmaking services, ⁠Bloomberg reported.