Apple expands its American Manufacturing Program with new partners

Back in August of last year, Apple announced its American Manufacturing Program (AMP), with the aim to bring its supply chain and manufacturing partners to US soil.

Today, the company has unveiled new members of AMP, including Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, and Qnity Electronics. These join the initial partners: Amkor, Applied Materials, Broadcom, Coherent, Corning, GlobalFoundries, GlobalWafers America, MP Materials, Samsung, and Texas Instruments.

TDK will make sensors for Apple in the US for the first time, including for iPhone features like camera stabilization. Bosch and TSMC will work together with Apple to produce integrated circuits for Bosch's new sensing hardware at TSMC Washington, circuits that are needed for features like Crash Detection, Activity Tracking, and elevation in Apple products.

Cirrus Logic and GlobalFoundries will establish "new semiconductor process technologies" at GlobalFoundries' facility in Malta, New York. This will "enable key technologies for Apple products", allowing Cirrus Logic to develop mixed-signal solutions for "a number of Apple applications", including advanced circuits to power Face ID systems.

Qnity Electronics and HD MicroSystems will provide "cutting-edge materials and technologies essential for semiconductor manufacturing and advanced electronics", the official press release states. This collaboration is further said to "pioneer innovations for high-performance computing and AI, bolstering the domestic production of critical components and strengthening America's leadership in advanced technology".

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