Made in Texas: Apple's A5 iPhone chip
Quick ReadThe A5 processor -- the brain in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 -- is now made in a sprawling 1.6 million square feet factory in Austin owned by Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics, according to people familiar with the operation.
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Apple Inc is famous for relying on low-cost Asian manufacturers to both source and assemble its popular gadgets, but the consumer device giant recently started receiving a critical component in its iPad and iPhones from closer to home - Texas.
The A5 processor -- the brain in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 -- is now made in a sprawling 1.6 million square feet factory in Austin owned by Korean electronics...
