Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom
- ID
- 3287
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 08 Jul 2026, 10:43 PM
- Fetched
- 08 Jul 2026, 11:08 PM
- Provider
- TechCrunch
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/apple-to-produce-made-in-america-wireless-chips-with-broadcom/
- Source URL
- https://techcrunch.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 6.0
- Created
- 08 Jul 2026, 11:09 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coderssaas_startup_founders
What happened
Apple has signed a multiyear deal worth over $30 billion with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made custom wireless connectivity chips for Apple products. The move signals a major push toward domestic chip manufacturing for Apple's hardware supply chain.
Why it matters
For builders in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, large-scale shifts in chip supply chains can affect component availability, pricing, and lead times for devices and IoT projects that rely on Apple or Broadcom ecosystems. It also signals broader trends in nearshoring and U.S. semiconductor policy that may influence global hardware procurement and partner strategies.
Discussion angle
How U.S. chip nearshoring deals like this may ripple into Southeast Asian hardware sourcing, pricing, and startup opportunities in connectivity and IoT.