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Apple's mobile chips are now made in the U.S. — TSMC produces the older A16 Bionic at its Arizona fab (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

N00b question. Do these chips get transferred from USA to India/Vietnam for assembly and then back again to all over the world for shipping?

[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

They may. But logistically I can’t see it being a problem. Each CPU is like 10mmx10mmx1mm. You could fit a TON in a 1m^3 box.

[–] Threeme2189@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Ideally 100,000 if my math is correct. Just be careful as there is no packing material except for the box itself.

[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Hmm. Perhaps we'd come to a point where these facilities are on all continents to reduce ecological impact, but I guess Apple isn't that green.