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37 Surprising Facts About Apple

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9 years ago

April 7, 2015

Jeff Desjardins

37 Interesting Facts About Apple

37 Surprising Facts About Apple

We had previously covered 26 Surprising Facts About Google, and now it is time to highlight the most interesting tidbits concerning one of its largest competitors in the tech arena.

Apple, which is currently setting records for market capitalization, is known for being quite a stickler for design and simplicity. This was mainly influenced by the late Steve Jobs, but has also permeated into the company’s culture as a result.

Eccentricity and size makes for some interesting facts about Apple. Here are some of our favourites:

Apple’s iPad retina display is actually manufactured by Samsung
Samsung also makes 30% of the A8 chips that go in the iPhone 6
Apple is worth more than the entire Russian stock market
Apple sold 326 iPhones every minute in 2014
64% of Apple’s employees live in San Jose

Original graphic from: Shop on Less

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All of the Grants Given by the U.S. CHIPS Act

Intel, TSMC, and more have received billions in subsidies from the U.S. CHIPS Act in 2024.

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2 hours ago

April 26, 2024

Marcus Lu

All of the Grants Given by the U.S. CHIPS Act

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This visualization shows which companies are receiving grants from the U.S. CHIPS Act, as of April 25, 2024. The CHIPS Act is a federal statute signed into law by President Joe Biden that authorizes $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors.

The grant amounts visualized in this graphic are intended to accelerate the production of semiconductor fabrication plants (fabs) across the United States.

Data and Company Highlights

The figures we used to create this graphic were collected from a variety of public news sources. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) also maintains a tracker for CHIPS Act recipients, though at the time of writing it does not have the latest details for Micron.

Company	Federal Grant Amount	Anticipated Investment From Company
🇺🇸 Intel	$8,500,000,000	$100,000,000,000
🇹🇼 TSMC	$6,600,000,000	$65,000,000,000
🇰🇷 Samsung	$6,400,000,000	$45,000,000,000
🇺🇸 Micron	$6,100,000,000	$50,000,000,000
🇺🇸 GlobalFoundries	$1,500,000,000	$12,000,000,000
🇺🇸 Microchip	$162,000,000	N/A
🇬🇧 BAE Systems	$35,000,000	N/A

BAE Systems was not included in the graphic due to size limitations

Intel’s Massive Plans

Intel is receiving the largest share of the pie, with $8.5 billion in grants (plus an additional $11 billion in government loans). This grant accounts for 22% of the CHIPS Act’s total subsidies for chip production.

From Intel’s side, the company is expected to invest $100 billion to construct new fabs in Arizona and Ohio, while modernizing and/or expanding existing fabs in Oregon and New Mexico. Intel could also claim another $25 billion in credits through the U.S. Treasury Department’s Investment Tax Credit.

TSMC Expands its U.S. Presence

TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor foundry company, is receiving a hefty $6.6 billion to construct a new chip plant with three fabs in Arizona. The Taiwanese chipmaker is expected to invest $65 billion into the project.

The plant’s first fab will be up and running in the first half of 2025, leveraging 4 nm (nanometer) technology. According to TrendForce, the other fabs will produce chips on more advanced 3 nm and 2 nm processes.

The Latest Grant Goes to Micron

Micron, the only U.S.-based manufacturer of memory chips, is set to receive $6.1 billion in grants to support its plans of investing $50 billion through 2030. This investment will be used to construct new fabs in Idaho and New York.