Apple invests EUR 1 bln in new design facility in Munich

News Wireless Germany 10 MAR 2021
Apple invests EUR 1 bln in new design facility in Munich

Apple said it will invest EUR 1 billion to build a new facility at its design hub in Munich. The new centre will focus on 5G, connectivity and wireless technologies. Apple already built engineering sites in Nabern in Kirchheim unter Teck, in 2019. Half of Apple's global power management design team is currently located in Germany. Apple also has staff in Munich working on application processor SoCs, and analogue and mixed signal systems for iPhones.

Munich is Apple’s largest engineering hub in Europe, with 1,500 engineers working in fields including power management design, application processors, and wireless technologies. The company opened the Bavarian Design Centre in 2015, initially focusing on power management design to deliver multiple power management unit chips.

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