Tim Cook and President Biden came to Arizona to announce plans for American-made chips
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Tim Cook joined other tech leaders in touting the advantages of buying chips made in the US. Apple plans to start using processors made in America following the opening of an advanced new chip factory in Phoenix, Arizona.
For the plant's customers, which also includes AMD and NVIDIA, the new facility means a more secure supply of chips and quicker production timelines. The chip fabricator, TSMC, also said today that it would start construction on a second factory in Phoenix next year, increasing the site's annual output.
These chips will power iPhones and MacBooks, as Tim Cook can attest," President Joe Biden said at an event outside the Arizona factory on Tuesday. Apple had to buy all the advanced chips from overseas. Now we're going to do more of their supply chain here at home."
Biden and Apple CEO Tim Cook were on hand in...