We all know the fact that Apple has been relying on its secret Asian manufacturers when it comes to production and assembly of its popular gadgets, but as it turns out, it looks like some important parts of the iPad and iPhone are actually made closer than anyone would have been expecting.
So what does closer to home actually mean? Well, the components are being manufactured by a $3.6 billion facility located in Austin, Texas. It seems that the A5 processor, the component responsible for all the actions of the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 is the piece built in USA.
And surprise, surprise, who do you think is assembling this major parts? Well, it’s Apple’s sworn enemy, with whom it has been battling in courts around the world – Samsung. The A5 processor is built in a newly constructed $3.6 billion non-memory chip production line that reached full production in early December. Rumor has it, that Samsung started shipping from Austin this year.
When asked, Apple didn’t want to make any comments, on account that it’s not “polite” to reveal information about its business with suppliers. Samsung didn’t break the trust, and also declined to comment about any details of the chips that are being developed in Austin.
Companies seem to be attracted to Austin because of the big numbers of educated individuals the University of Texas is putting out on the market. Samsung added about 1,100 jobs which produce about 40,000 silicon wafers every month. Plus another 2,400 employees in Austin who work in its NAND flash memory factory by the logic chip factory. It seems the Korean company hasn’t wasted any time. The factory dates back from 1996.
So what does closer to home actually mean? Well, the components are being manufactured by a $3.6 billion facility located in Austin, Texas. It seems that the A5 processor, the component responsible for all the actions of the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 is the piece built in USA.
And surprise, surprise, who do you think is assembling this major parts? Well, it’s Apple’s sworn enemy, with whom it has been battling in courts around the world – Samsung. The A5 processor is built in a newly constructed $3.6 billion non-memory chip production line that reached full production in early December. Rumor has it, that Samsung started shipping from Austin this year.
When asked, Apple didn’t want to make any comments, on account that it’s not “polite” to reveal information about its business with suppliers. Samsung didn’t break the trust, and also declined to comment about any details of the chips that are being developed in Austin.
Companies seem to be attracted to Austin because of the big numbers of educated individuals the University of Texas is putting out on the market. Samsung added about 1,100 jobs which produce about 40,000 silicon wafers every month. Plus another 2,400 employees in Austin who work in its NAND flash memory factory by the logic chip factory. It seems the Korean company hasn’t wasted any time. The factory dates back from 1996.
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