TSMC's Arizona facility will soon begin shipping A16 processors for Apple It was back in 2020 when pressure over taxes made firms look again at manufacturing in the US, and TSMC announced it would build a processor plant in Arizona. By 2022, that expanded ...

Apple's first batch of 'Made in USA' chips from TSMC Arizona are in the 'final test stage' chips being tested against 'Made in Taiwan' variants.

Apple is already testing the initial batch of processors produced for its devices by TSMC Arizona, reports Nikkei Asia. To begin with, the tests intend to compare the Arizona output to see if the quality is similar to chips produced in TSMC’s cutting-edge fabs in Taiwan.

TSMC's chip foundry in Arizona is not just making one Apple chip, as a second Apple design is reportedly now in production at the facility.

Apple is in the "final stages" of verifying the 'Made in America' iPhone chips in the TSMC Arizona factory so it can start using them.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) first announced its plans to build an “advanced semiconductor manufacturing fabrication” facility in Arizona in early 2020, committing to a $12 billion investment in Phoenix that it later increased to a staggering $40 billion when it committed to a second facility in the state.

The Arizona fab is a key move to strengthen U.S. semiconductor supply chains as competition in the industry heats up globally. The Arizona facility has led the transition, but other tech giants, such as AMD ( AMD,

TSMC's Arizona plant has apparently started making Apple Watch chips. Here's everything we know about Apple US production.