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TSMC’s Arizona chip plant nears Apple approval, but will never rival Taiwan

After four years of planning, TSMC is now finally going to make older iPhone processors in the US, but it’s not and never will be a true return to American manufacturing.

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 to plans for a second plant — and Tim Cook pledged that Apple would use processors made in Arizona.

Now after reportedly starting its first production run in September 2024, TSMC USA is about to reach a key milestone. According to Nikkei Asia, Apple is now in the process of officially certifying and verifying the processors.

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