Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the California company will manufacture its chips and processors in the United States for the first time in nearly a decade, an important step towards reducing its reliance on Asia.
Although the US has already taken decisions such as the Chip Law and the zero tolerance position of production facilities against Covid outbreaks has become clear from China, Diversifying the supply chain will help the company improve device assembly and delivery times.
In fact, Apple has already done this by making the iPhone 14 from India, with it’s estimated that half of the devices will be outside of China.
At Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Phoenix, the executive said Apple will expand its relationship with TSMC. “We look forward to expanding this work in the years to come as TSMC establishes new and deeper roots in the United States. Thanks to the hard work of many people, these chips will proudly bear the ‘Made in America’ seal,” he said. .
Apple’s current chip maker TSMC will invest close to $40,000 million Building one of two planned factories in Arizona
The plant is expected to initially produce only small quantities of chips, for Apple to start operations in 2024 and have another factory in 2026.
Production will begin with 4-nanometer chips, which TSMC estimates will produce around 20,000 a month.. In the latter, three-nanometer chips will be produced, something that translates directly into better functioning of devices with more power and greater energy efficiency.
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