… In order to shield itself from the rising costs of memory components, Google has reportedly been bundling its orders for phone memory chips with chip orders for its cloud computing business.
… Apple has previously expressed concern about supply disruptions should China ever invade Taiwan. TSMC now builds some of Apple's chips at its Phoenix, Arizona plant, and Apple said 100 million of its SoCs will be built stateside in 2026. …
… Tata has risen to become one of Apple's most prominent suppliers outside of China. …
… But like many of Apple's supply relationships, the honeymoon with Intel was not to last. By 2010, the company had begun designing its own chips, starting with the Apple A4, which eventually made its way to the first iPad and iPhone 4 . …
… The first is the Chips Act 2.0, a refresh of legislation introduced in 2023 that at the time was a response to what the Commission called "critical vulnerabilities in the global semiconductor supply chain." With the AI boom driving growth in the market, the Chips Act 2.0 will introduce a new excell… …