misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square47fedilinkarrow-up1367arrow-down13cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1364arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square47fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarelustyargonian@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 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-up6·edit-23 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-squareThreeme2189@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIdeally 100,000 if my math is correct. Just be careful as there is no packing material except for the box itself.
minus-squarelustyargonian@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 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.
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.
Ideally 100,000 if my math is correct. Just be careful as there is no packing material except for the box itself.
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.