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Apple Engineering Leader Handling 5G Efforts Leaves Company
Rubén Caballero, a hardware engineering executive at Apple who worked with suppliers on modem hardware, recently left the company, reports The Information.
Caballero's departure comes just after Apple settled its lawsuit with Qualcomm and inked a deal that will see Qualcomm supplying chips for future Apple devices, including the 5G chips Apple will need for its 2020 iPhones.
Caballero joined Apple back in 2005, and his name has been included on hundreds of Apple patents related to wireless technologies. Caballero is a well-known part of Apple's antenna engineering group, gaining public recognition following the "Antennagate" situation that impacted the iPhone 4.
A person familiar with Caballero's work at Apple told The Information that he had been responsible for "leading Apple's charge into 5G." Caballero's email address is no longer valid, his phone number is no longer active, and he does not appear in Apple's internal directory.
There is no word on why Caballero left the company, but Apple has been restructuring some of its chip teams. Apple's modem engineering efforts were put under chipmaking chief Johny Srouji back in February. Caballero and Apple both declined to comment on his departure.
Apple is planning to release its first 5G iPhone in 2020 and while the launch of the device is still more than a year away, Apple is already working on the future iPhone and ironing out technical details.
Apple will use Qualcomm chips for its first 5G iPhones, and may also be planning to source some chips from Samsung. In the future, Apple is planning to use its own custom-designed modem chips, but Apple-designed modems won't be ready for "another few years."
Caballero's departure comes just after Apple settled its lawsuit with Qualcomm and inked a deal that will see Qualcomm supplying chips for future Apple devices, including the 5G chips Apple will need for its 2020 iPhones.
Caballero joined Apple back in 2005, and his name has been included on hundreds of Apple patents related to wireless technologies. Caballero is a well-known part of Apple's antenna engineering group, gaining public recognition following the "Antennagate" situation that impacted the iPhone 4.
A person familiar with Caballero's work at Apple told The Information that he had been responsible for "leading Apple's charge into 5G." Caballero's email address is no longer valid, his phone number is no longer active, and he does not appear in Apple's internal directory.
There is no word on why Caballero left the company, but Apple has been restructuring some of its chip teams. Apple's modem engineering efforts were put under chipmaking chief Johny Srouji back in February. Caballero and Apple both declined to comment on his departure.
Apple is planning to release its first 5G iPhone in 2020 and while the launch of the device is still more than a year away, Apple is already working on the future iPhone and ironing out technical details.
Apple will use Qualcomm chips for its first 5G iPhones, and may also be planning to source some chips from Samsung. In the future, Apple is planning to use its own custom-designed modem chips, but Apple-designed modems won't be ready for "another few years."
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20 weeks ago
I try not to read the tea leaves... he's been there 13 years as an executive, I made tens of thousands just with average, retail Mac Genius ESPP... this dude could buy an island with his grants ... if he's in his 50s he has 20-30 good years of health left, I'd use them.
20 weeks ago
Is it me or is there quite a few execs and other high talent individuals leaving all at once?
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/25/apple-industrial-design-team-employee-changes/
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/25/apple-industrial-design-team-employee-changes/
20 weeks ago
Remember that Apple just hired Intel’s chief of 5G design. Did they do that because Caballero was leaving, or did Caballero leave because they hired that guy?
20 weeks ago
Laughing at all the people who think the only reason to leave is you're fed up.
20 weeks ago
Probably left for Qualcomm to get a bigger paycheck. Some engineers also prefer to work for companies more geared towards pure R&D. Now that Qualcomm has secured income from Apple, they're probably in an even better position to poach engineers.
20 weeks ago
New faces can spark more diversity and more diversity can spark innovation.
Sure - diversity sparks innovation big time, just like cars' color variety sparks safety, or like clothes size spark fashion.Just few years ago Apple started all this diversity bull **** over talents support and look where Apple's quality and innovation now: for 3 years at least Apple been releasing only new emojis.
20 weeks ago
New faces can spark more diversity and more diversity can spark innovation. It's good to clean house once in a while.
No where does it say these people are leaving completely of their own choice. The writing on the wall could be, "we need new blood" and they're getting out before they don't have a choice. Nothing wrong with that.
No one is irreplaceable, regardless of talent or level.
20 weeks ago
Wouldn't even get past the preliminary review by the FTC and DOJ.
Not to mention that would require Apple to become an industry vendor.
20 weeks ago
I wonder what Qualcomm's secret recipe is?
Pursue modem excellence as if the company depended on it instead of dabbling like a dilettante.
20 weeks ago
RE: "In the future, Apple is planning to use its own custom-designed modem chips,
I highly doubt it !
It would be a total waste of Engineering resources !
I highly doubt it !
It would be a total waste of Engineering resources !
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