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Texas Instruments\u2019 new 300mm semiconductor “fabs” in Sherman, Texas, SM1 and SM2. Two other TI semiconductor fabrication plants are planned adjacent to the ones seen above. [Photo: Texas Instruments]<\/p>\n

Apple announced a new $100 billion commitment to manufacturing in America Monday, in a move that furthers the goals of the Trump administration to ramp up manufacturing within the nation\u2019s borders. In all, Apple said its investments in stateside manufacturing now total $600 billion over the next four years\u2014and a significant chunk of that money will be spent right here in North Texas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of that impact will be felt in the city of Sherman, a growing manufacturing center 60 miles north of Dallas. For the first time, Apple said it\u2019s partnering with GlobalWafers America<\/a> in Sherman to produce advanced wafers for use in U.S.-based semiconductor \u201cfabs\u201d\u2014short for fabrication plants. (Fabs take silicon wafers and turn them into semiconductor chips.)<\/p>\n

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Silicon wafers like the ones seen here are used in manufacturing semiconductors, and are made at GlobalWafers\u2019 new $5B GlobiTech facility in Sherman. [Photo: GlobiTech]<\/p>\n

Texas Instruments\u2019s new fabs in Sherman<\/a> will use GWA\u2019s 300mm wafers to produce chips for iPhones and iPads sold in the U.S. and around the world, Apple said. (In June, TI said it plans to invest more than $60 billion across seven U.S. semiconductor \u201cfabs,\u201d including a total of four planned in Sherman and two more in Lehi, Utah\u2014marking the largest investment in foundational semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. history.)<\/p>\n

Apple said it\u2019s strengthening its partnership with Dallas-based TI by supporting additional tool installations at facility in Lehi and its new facility in Sherman. The facilities \u201care home to TI\u2019s most advanced process technologies and use American-made chip manufacturing equipment from Applied Materials\u2019 factory in Austin, as well as advanced silicon wafers from GlobalWafers America,\u201d Apple noted, adding that the facilities will manufacture \u201ccritical foundational semiconductors\u201d used for Apple products, including iPhone devices shipped in the U.S. and internationally.<\/p>\n

In addition, Apple said it has entered into a new multiyear agreement with Pennsylvania-based Coherent, a longtime partner that produces the VCSEL lasers that enable features like Face ID on iPhones sand iPads. The work takes place at Coherent\u2019s facility in\u2014you guessed it, Sherman, Texas.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s news follows Apple\u2019s June announcement that it had struck a $500 million deal to buy rare earth magnets from Las Vegas-based MP Materials\u2014with the magnets to be developed from 100% recycled materials at MP Materials\u2019 flagship manufacturing plant in Fort Worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s new American Manufacturing Program<\/p>\n

Cupertino, California-based Apple also announced its new American Manufacturing Program (AMP), designed to bring even more of the company\u2019s supply chain and advanced manufacturing to the U.S. Through AMP, Apple said it will \u201cincrease its investment across America and incentivize global companies to manufacture even more critical components in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we\u2019re proud to increase our investments across the United States to $600 billion over four years and launch our new American Manufacturing Program,\u201d Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement.. \u201cThis includes new and expanded work with 10 companies across America. They produce components that are used in Apple products sold all over the world, and we\u2019re grateful to the President for his support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s other investments in Texas<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s investments in Texas stretch southward as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Austin, Apple is partnering with Santa Clara, California-based Applied Materials to boost the production of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Apple called Applied\u2019s site in Austin \u201ca pivotal hub for manufacturing cutting-edge chip equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple is also working with South Korean electronics giant Samsung at its fab in Austin, developing an \u201cinnovative new technology for making chips, which has never been used before anywhere in the world.\u201d Apple said the fab will supply chips that optimize power and performance of Apple products, including iPhones shipped worldwide.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the Texas capital, construction is continuing on Apple\u2019s second campus in Austin.<\/p>\n

Apple said it has more than 13,000 team members across Texas, including thousands already working from its three completed office buildings, exceeding 1 million square feet. The three buildings now under construction include an expansive new R&D lab space for Apple\u2019s Hardware Engineering, Hardware Technology, and Software Engineering teams, the company said.<\/p>\n

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