misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoApple's mobile chips are now made in the U.S. — TSMC produces the older A16 Bionic at its Arizona fabwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down15cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1370arrow-down1external-linkApple's mobile chips are now made in the U.S. — TSMC produces the older A16 Bionic at its Arizona fabwww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square52fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarelustyargonian@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoN00b question. Do these chips get transferred from USA to India/Vietnam for assembly and then back again to all over the world for shipping?
minus-squaremholiv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoThey 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.
minus-squarelustyargonian@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoHmm. 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.
minus-squareThreeme2189@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIdeally 100,000 if my math is correct. Just be careful as there is no packing material except for the box itself.
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?
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.
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.
Ideally 100,000 if my math is correct. Just be careful as there is no packing material except for the box itself.