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The fund, established in 2017, supports innovation and manufacturing jobs across America and includes a multibillion-dollar commitment to produce advanced silicon chips in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) Fab 21 facility in Arizona.
Apple serves as the largest customer at this manufacturing plant, which employs more than 2,000 workers.
Meanwhile, Apple’s silicon chips – the processors that power the company’s devices – are designed to deliver performance and power efficiency across its product range.
The company’s suppliers currently manufacture silicon in 24 factories across 12 states, including:
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Oregon
- Utah
As a result, thousands of jobs at American companies such as Broadcom, Texas Instruments, Skyworks and Qorvo have been created.
To date, Apple’s US Advanced Manufacturing Fund has supported projects in 13 states, including Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas and Indiana – helping to build local businesses, train workers, and create innovative manufacturing processes for Apple products.
Now, the US$500bn commitment encompasses Apple’s work with thousands of suppliers across all 50 states, direct employment, infrastructure for Apple Intelligence, data centres, corporate facilities and Apple TV+ productions in 20 states.
Research and development expansion focuses on silicon engineering
Apple plans to accelerate its research and development investments across the US.
In the past five years, the company has nearly doubled its US-based advanced R&D spending.