Apples A16 Bionic chips now MADE in Arizona by TSMC

Apple started moving its reliance on Taiwanese manufacturing of its chips on to US soil a few years ago. It seems that quality and quantity of those chips is now starting to reach parity with TSMC in Taiwan. TSMC is doing the manufacturing in Arizona.
TSMC is the go to company for mobile phone silicon. Samsung can’t match TSMC.

Diversification is key. Most tech companies are also moving their production facilities or have moved production facilities away from China to other parts of the world. Many are setting up in India.

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The TSMC plant in Arizona will not go online until mid 2025. And that would be for phase 1. The more advanced phase will not go online until 2028.

There has been an ongoing tiff between TSMC and the US Plant. The TSMC management is pissed because the US people want to take off on weekends and holidays, and work somewhat close to 8 hour days.

TSMC does not understand why the US folks think this is OK, as opposed to wanting to be at their job 24/7.