BB.lv: Apple processor production will become more expensive

The American corporation Apple will be forced to pay a higher price for processors made in the USA. About it reports Financial Times (FT).

Tim Cook’s company purchases its A and M series processors from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is opening a plant in Arizona (USA). Due to the region’s economics, Apple will have to pay more for American equipment than for chips made in Taiwan.

This is due to the fact that the final assembly of processors, or their “packaging,” is only possible on sophisticated equipment that is available in TSMC’s homeland. Apple will have to involve other American contractors for this. Also, due to US unions, TSMC will have to pay American workers more than Taiwanese workers.

Based on this, the company asked the US government for subsidies to open factories in the country. The United States government allocated $6.6 billion to the corporation in the form of grants for three plants and another $5 billion in loans. However, it turned out that the subsidies would not cover the costs.

TSMC management has already confirmed that it will force its American partners to pay more. “If a customer requests a presence in a specific geographic region, they must share the additional costs,” company executive CC Wei recently said.