Apple has announced a huge investment of one billion euros in Germany for the development of its European Silicon Design Center’ in Munich. The new facility will focus on 5G and future wireless technologies. This is another landmark achievement for the company to mark its presence outside of the United States.
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO said:
“I couldn’t be more excited for everything our Munich engineering teams will discover — from exploring the new frontiers of 5G technology, to a new generation of technologies that bring power, speed, and connectivity to the world. Munich has been a home to Apple for four decades, and we’re grateful to this community and to Germany for being a part of our journey.”
Apple expands its engineering team in Germany by building ‘European Silicon Design Center’ in Munich
As per the announcement, Munich is already Apple’s largest engineering center in Europe and now the company is expanding it further by investing one billion euros, over a span of three years, in the new state-of-the-art facility, hundreds of new employees and R&D for development of connectivity and wireless technologies.
Munich is already Apple’s largest engineering hub in Europe, with close to 1,500 engineers from 40 countries working in a variety of areas including power management design, application processors, and wireless technologies. Their work is contributing to Apple’s custom silicon designs with industry-leading performance, powerful features, and incredible efficiency. The expansion in Munich, together with additional investment in R&D, will exceed 1 billion euros in the next three years alone.
The new Silicon design center will become Europe’s largest research and development facility for mobile wireless semiconductors and software.
The team is creating 5G and future technologies, bringing innovation to all aspects of the wireless experience through the seamless integration of hardware and software engineering. Teams also focus on developing, integrating, and optimising wireless modems for Apple products. Apple’s site in Linz, Austria, is driving new radio technologies.
The new project will contribute to Germany’s industrial and technological growth. Apple’s current presence in the country since 2015 has proven to be mutually beneficial. The company shared,
In the past five years, Apple has spent over 15 billion euros with more than 700 companies of all sizes across Germany. This includes the chip manufacturer Infineon, battery company Varta, and the family-owned chemical company DELO, which is delivering resin for Face ID technology in Apple’s newest products, including iPhone 12 Pro.Located an hour outside of Munich, DELO has also been working with Apple’s environmental team in the region to reduce its use of harmful chemicals and its carbon footprint, joining Apple’s commitment to be carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030.
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