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Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips

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by Isamu

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>Broadcom will produce advanced radio frequency components — including FBAR filters
Thin-film bulk acoustic resonator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_bulk_acoustic_resona...
>Trends to utilize RF spectrum more efficiently with higher frequencies than roughly 1.5–2.5 GHz and in some cases also simultaneously with increasing RF output power have supported FBAR technology to become one of the key enabling technologies in telecommunication realisations. FBAR technology complements and in some cases competes with surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology and FBAR resonators can replace crystals in crystal oscillators and crystal filters at frequencies more than 100 MHz.

by ruperthair

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As much as I hate the source of the tariff policies, from an uneducated outsider PoV, they do seem to be causing fewer dollars to leave the country in imports.
How does it feel from an insider perspective? Are the increased costs on imported items and dependent services worth it for a bit more local investment?

by rantingdemon

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This seems to be paying lip service to creating a supply chain in the USA. These are not anything like Apple Silicon ARM chips, they are not even Wifi chips?

by ksec

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Apple is already purchasing these Broadcom analog components that is made in the US.
This isn't exactly new [1] ( Apple announces multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom for components made in the USA ), and this was in 2023.
I am not exactly sure what is the timing of this for. Why now?
[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-announces-multi...

by khalic

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30B investment for "hundreds" of US jobs seems like a weird number to brag about

by inigyou

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by tiffanyh

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Could this simply be to provide chips for the products that still haven’t transitioned yet over to Apples in-house C chip.
Like: Apple Watch, most models of iPads, Pro model of phones, etc.
Because without this deal, Apple would have had to transition all products by end-of-year.

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by sameesh

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by msie

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by samgranieri

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What is with the phrase "increase spend"? It just seems gramatically .... off. Why not say "Apple partners with Broadcom to produce billions more US chips".

by isanjayjoshi

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