Four new companies will join Apple’s American Manufacturing Program (AMP), the iPhone giant said Thursday. It adds them to a growing roster of U.S.-based manufacturing partners as part of its $600 billion, four-year commitment to U.S. manufacturing.
“At Apple, we believe in the power of American innovation and manufacturing, and we’re proud to partner with even more companies to produce critical components and cutting-edge materials for our products right here in the U.S.,” said CEO Tim Cook.
Apple adds partners to American Manufacturing Program
Apple plans to spend $400 million on these new partnerships through 2030 as part of its broader $600 billion, four-year commitment to U.S. manufacturing and innovation, the iPhone giant said in a press release. The new additions — Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, and Qnity Electronics — build on AMP’s existing lineup. The commitment also includes the American Manufacturing Academy in Detroit, which is planning its first Spring Forum.
AMP’s existing lineup includes Amkor, Applied Materials, Broadcom, Coherent, Corning, GlobalFoundries, GlobalWafers America, MP Materials, Samsung and Texas Instruments. They’re already making progress on expanding U.S. advanced manufacturing capacity, Apple said.
What each new partner will make
TDK, a longtime Apple supplier. will manufacture sensors in the United States for the first time in its more than 30-year relationship with Apple. Specifically, TDK‘s U.S. facility will produce advanced tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) sensors. That’s the technology behind key iPhone features like camera stabilization.
Bosch will work alongside Apple and TSMC to produce integrated circuits at TSMC’s Washington state facility. Those chips are destined for Bosch sensing hardware that powers features including Crash Detection, Activity tracking and elevation measurement across Apple devices.
Cirrus Logic teams up with GlobalFoundries at its upstate New York facility. It will develop new semiconductor process technologies. The collaboration will allow Cirrus Logic to build mixed-signal solutions for Apple, including advanced chips that power Face ID.
Qnity Electronics, working with HD MicroSystems, will supply materials and technologies for semiconductor manufacturing with a focus on high-performance computing and AI applications.
Apple Manufacturing Academy Spring Forum
On the education front, Apple’s Manufacturing Academy — launched last fall in Detroit to offer small and medium-sized businesses free training in AI, automation and smart manufacturing — has already served nearly 150 companies.
The academy now gears up for its first Spring Forum. It’s set for April 30 to May 1 at Michigan State University in East Lansing. The event will bring together students, educators, industry leaders and businesses for discussions on how AI reshapes manufacturing. Register at manufacturingacademy.msu.edu.
David Snow, an expert on Apple hardware and software, writes on a variety of technological and cultural topics for Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, technology buying guides, and features about computer setups and Apple TV shows and movies.
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