"sources don’t believe Apple has officially signed Intel as a supplier"
"it could be just the beginning of a much deeper Intel involvement in the iPhone"
So this article is basically rumor and speculation. The only factual thing about this article is that Intel is working on a SOC (no surprise) which they hope Apple will buy.
"will likely be the iPhone 7"
"sources don’t believe Apple has officially signed Intel as a supplier"
"it could be just the beginning of a much deeper Intel involvement in the iPhone"
So this article is basically rumor and speculation. The only factual thing about this article is that Intel is working on a SOC (no surprise) which they hope Apple will buy.