News Apple will soon receive ‘made in America’ chips from TSMC's Arizona fab — company in final stages of quality verification

[Admin]

Apple is testing the output of TSMC Arizona and verifying if it has the same quality as chips made in Taiwan.

Apple will soon receive ‘made in America’ chips from TSMC's Arizona fab — company in final stages of quality verification : Read more

 

[hotaru251]

so can we expect the price of devices to go higher as iirc TSMC stated at start the price will be higher for the chips made at the factory and companies rarely foot that increase themself..

 

[helper800]

These would not be "Made in America" chips, they are "Assembled in America."

 

[TheSecondPower]

Doesn't Apple still build their computers in the CCP-controlled West Taiwan? So the chips will ship from the US to Taiwan for packaging, then to China for installation in a device, then back to the US for sale.

 

[Gururu]

This is awesome!

 

[phead128]

Doesn't Apple still build their computers in the CCP-controlled West Taiwan? So the chips will ship from the US to Taiwan for packaging, then to China for installation in a device, then back to the US for sale.

It's only a fraction of TSMC's capacity. The actual amount to meaningfully on-shore is in hundreds of billions of investment, so it's more of a symbolic on-shoring than any true resilience in supply chain.

 

[Heiro78]

These would not be "Made in America" chips, they are "Assembled in America."

Are you saying this because the silicon isn't being transformed into chips in their Arizona fab? And only components made in their Taiwan fab are being imported then assembled?

 

[Blastomonas]

The invasion of Taiwan moves one step closer.

 

[phead128]

Are you saying this because the silicon isn't being transformed into chips in their Arizona fab? And only components made in their Taiwan fab are being imported then assembled?

I think it's manufactured in US, but has to go shipped back to Taiwan for advanced packaging, then to China for assembly into iPhones, then back to US for consumers. Basically, the semiconductor trade is highly globalized, so it's a step in right direction, but CHIPS ACT is a fraction of what is truly needed if national security is true concern.

 

[EaglesFan19XX]

so since shipping cost will be cut down that means prices will come down, right? 😆

Made in ameria....with a higher price tag. thats all im reading here.

 

[_Shatta_AD_]

I bet these are mostly chips bound for iMacs or MacBook Airs. Not the more voluminous iPhone A series. In anycase, get ready for iPhones that costs 5-18% more at the next release. iMacs and MacBook Pros, esp. Mac Studios will have prices adjusted upward by 8-23% depending on the chip. Latest MacBook Pros already costs USD$2000+, so next gen MBP will be in the $3000-4000 range

 

[Amdlova]

so since shipping cost will be cut down that means prices will come down, right? 😆

Made in ameria....with a higher price tag. thats all im reading here.

Not long ago TSMC says they will add 30% price tag for every chip craft outside taiwan.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-to-charge-extra-for-us-made-chips

So don't belive it will be cheaper!