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Apple is an American technology company with a global supply chain. Until 2003, Apple's own factories in the United States, Singapore, and Ireland were involved in assembly.[1]: 119  Although initially an advocate for production at these facilities, CEO Steve Jobs stated in 2005 that it "didn't work."[1]: 159 

In 1985, Apple reduced its parts suppliers from 1,500 to 250 and closed down plants in Texas, Ireland, and California.[2]: 182–190  In the mid-1980s, the LaserWriter was the first branded product designed by Apple to be manufactured by a third-party (Canon).[1]: 39–40  After in-house issues with the Macintosh Portable, PowerBook engineering and manufacturing was outsourced to Sony.[1]: 41–42 [2]: 255  In 1994, Apple began interviewing manufacturers in Taiwan due to unfavorable economic conditions in Japan. Production for the Newton was shifted from Sharp to Inventec.[1]: 43  South Korean firms, including Samsung and LG, worked closely with Apple as parts partners for the iMac, iPod, and iPhone before it increased its reliance on Taiwan and China.[1]: 74–232  Taiwanese Apple suppliers such as Foxconn, Wistron, Pegatron, and Quanta established a sizable manufacturing presence in China. By 2019, Apple had more suppliers on their top 200 list from China than the United States.[3] By the 2020s, orders were shifting to Chinese firms such as to Luxshare, BYD Electronic, Goertek, and Wingtech. By 2021, Apple's supplier list had more companies from China than Taiwan.[1]: 337 [4][5] But due to tariffs, labor costs, and the 2022 Shanghai lockdown, Apple and its suppliers diversified production "away from China to India,[6][7] Mexico, the United States,[8][9] and Vietnam."[10][11][1]: 373 

Apple has exercised control over its suppliers (and related costs) by purchasing materials on their behalf, buying machinery for their facilities, and training their workforces.[1]: 277–280  Apple has also threatened to penalize suppliers millions of dollars per leak to enforce confidentiality. Some supplier executives have opted for vague phrasing when discussing their relationship with Apple in public.[12]

Apple released a list of its major suppliers for the first time in 2012.[13][14][15] The list has generally been released in yearly intervals since.[4][5][16] The following tables list suppliers and information about their operations related to Apple products.

Final assembly

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Company Product Reference
BYD iPad [17]
Compal Apple Watch [18]
iPad [19]
Foxconn AirPods [20]
iPad [21]
iPhone [22]
MacBook [21]
Goertek AirPods [23]
Apple Watch [19]
HomePod [18]
Inventec Apple Watch [24]
HomePod [25]
Luxshare AirPods [18]
iPhone [26]
Vision Pro
Pegatron iPad [27]
iPhone
Quanta Apple Watch [28]
Tata Electronics iPhone [29]

Components

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Company Component type Reference
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering chip [30]
Amkor Technology Apple silicon packaging [31]
Baotou Inst Magnetic New Materials rare-earth magnets [32]
MinebeaMitsumi LCD backlight [33]
Qorvo radio-frequency chips [34]
TPK Holding Company touch module [35]

Product lines

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Apple Watch

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Company Component type Reference
AAC Technologies acoustic and haptic [36]
Broadcom radio-frequency chips [37]
LG Display panels [38]
Luen Fung Group casings [39]
Nidec motor [40]

iPad

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Company Component type Reference
AAC Acoustic Technologies acoustic and haptic [36]
Broadcom radio-frequency chips [37]
Coherent Corporation VCSEL lasers [41][42]
InnoLux touch-screen [43]
LG Display Company OLED panels [44]
SK Hynix memory chips [45]
TSMC Apple silicon chips [1]: 382 

iPhone

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Company Component type Reference
AAC Acoustic Technologie acoustic and haptic [36]
BOE Technology OLED display [46]
Biel Crystal Manufactory cover glass [47]
Broadcom radio-frequency chips [37]
Catcher Technology metal casings [48]
Coherent Corporation VCSEL lasers [41][42]
Corning glass [49]
Hi-P International SIM card tray [50]
volume-control buttons
Jabil aluminum housing [51]
Lens Technology glass [52]
LG Display OLED panel [44][53]
LG Innotek camera modules [54]
Lumentum lasers [55]
Murata Manufacturing foldable circuits [56]
Nitto Denko optical films [57]
NXP Semiconductors NFC chips [58]
Qualcomm 5G modems [59]
Renesas Electronics liquid crystal display chips [60]
Samsung Display OLED panels [61][53]
Sharp screens [62]
Simplo Technology batteries [63]
SK hynix memory chips [45]
Skyworks Solutions chips [64]
Solway plastic [65]
Sony image sensor [66][67]
Sunny Optical Technology camera lenses [68]
TDK batteries [69]
TPK Holdings displays [70]
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Apple Silicon chips [1]: 382 
Young Poong Group RFPCB [71]

Mac

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Company Component type Reference
Everwin Precision Macbook chassis [72]
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Apple Silicon chips [1]: 382 

Vision Pro

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Suppliers of the Vision Pro have included Shenzhen Desay Battery Technology, Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology, Lingyi iTech, Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical, GIS-KY, TSMC, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony Corp.[72] SK Hynix was reportedly selected as the Vision Pro's DRAM supplier in 2023.[73]

Company Component type Reference
Shenzhen Zhaowei Machinery electric focus drive system [72]

Accessories

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Company Component type Reference
Cheng Uei Precision Industry Company (Foxlink) cables [74]
Cosmosupplylab iPad smart cover [75]
Delta Electronics adapters [76]
chargers
Knowles Corporation microphones [77]

Discontinued supplier relationships

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Company Product Role Reference
OFILM iPhone camera modules [78][79]
Imagination Technologies iPhone graphics processing unit [80]
iPad
Intel Mac processors [81]
Japan Display Apple Watch panels [82]
Japan Display iPhone display [83]
Samsung iPhone chip [1]: 230–231 
Wingtech Mac Mini manufacturing [1]: 337 [84]
Macbook

Discontinued product lines

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Company Product Role Reference
Asustek iPod manufacturing [85]
Canon LaserWriter manufacturing [1]: 39–40 
Chinon Industries Quicktake manufacturing [2]: 269 
Fujifilm
Flex Mac Pro manufacturing [86]
Foxconn iPod manufacturing [85]
Inventec iPod manufacturing [87]
Inventec Newton manufacturing [1]: 43 
LG iMac manufacturing [1]: 74–108 
LG Display iPod panel [88]
Pegatron iPod Shuffle manufacturing [1]: 167 
PortalPlayer iPod chips [89]
Quanta iMac G4 manufacturing [1]: 144 
iPod Video manufacturing [1]: 167 
Samsung iPod chips [1]: 230–231 
iPod flash memory
iPod displays
iPod processors
Sharp Newton manufacturing [1]: 43 
Sony iBook batteries [90]
Powerbook batteries
Powerbook manufacturing [1]: 41–42 [2]: 255 
Synaptics iPod scrolling wheel [91]

See also

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References

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