Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund will provide II-VI with US$410 million in funding

Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund (Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund) will provide II-VI with US$410 million in funding to create more production capacity for optical components (such as VCSELs) in Apples iPhone series and accelerate production. Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Illinois provide more than 700 jobs.

According to a report by Maims Consulting, Apple recently announced that its Advanced Manufacturing Fund has provided US$410 million in funding for the worlds leading optical technology manufacturer II-VI-this is based on the 3.9 originally granted by the Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund in 2017. Billion US dollars in additional funds. The expansion of Apple's long-term partnership with II-VI will create more production capacity and accelerate the provision of optical components for the iPhone in the future. This will also provide more than 700 jobs in Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Illinois in the United States.

The Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) produced by II-VI helps realize functions such as Face ID, Memoji, Animoji, and Portrait mode selfies. Apple is also cooperating with II-VI to produce VCSELs used in LiDAR Scanners. This technology helps provide a faster and more realistic augmented reality (AR) experience and improves photos and videos in low-light scenes. Autofocus function in the.

Since 2017, Apple has been cooperating with II-VI's factory in Sherman, Texas, USA to produce VCSELs used in iPhones.

The Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund helped transform a 700,000 square foot building in Sherman, Texas, into a high-tech VCSEL manufacturing plant.

Since 2017, Apple began to cooperate with II-VI in Sherman, Texas, USA. The Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund first helped transform a 700,000-square-foot building that had been closed for a long time into a high-tech VCSEL manufacturing plant and created hundreds of local jobs. Through close cooperation with Apple's engineering and operations teams, II-VI has rapidly increased production in the past year, bringing the Sherman factory's VCSEL shipments to a record level.

Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer, said: "The Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund we set up mainly supports American companies in creating next-generation technologies and future employment opportunities." II-VI is as committed to promoting innovation as we are. Apple is proud to be able to extend the cooperation between the two parties to all parts of the country. "

"The cooperation between Apple and II-VI has laid the foundation for a new round of breakthrough technologies, which we believe will enable a wide range of applications to benefit our world in the coming decades." II-VI CEO Vincent Mattera Jr The doctor said, "We are very grateful for Apple's support, which allows us to increase VCSEL production capacity and expand our business scale throughout the United States."

II-VI is part of Apple's clean energy plan, which aims to promote the use of renewable energy throughout the company's supply chain, and 100% renewable energy is currently used in all Apple manufacturing in the United States.

Apples expanded partnership with II-VI is part of the companys plan to invest US$430 billion in the United States in the next five years and create 20,000 new jobs. Apple's contribution includes cooperation with more than 9,000 suppliers across the United States, these suppliers support the United States to create employment opportunities in dozens of industries such as integrated circuits, 5G, and manufacturing.

In order to support employment in world-class innovative and high-skilled manufacturing industries across the United States, Apple established the Advanced Manufacturing Fund in 2017. So far, the US$5 billion funds have supported many projects, including the provision of US$450 million in funding to Corning of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, USA, which has prompted the Ceramic Shield (super-ceramic shield). ) The birth of glass, which is a new material that is harder than any other smartphone glass.