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They’re not. They buy camera module from Sony, radios and many other modules and ICs from lots of others and the phones are assembled by Foxconn.
by shereadsthenews 8y ago
They’re not. They buy camera module from Sony, radios and many other modules and ICs from lots of others and the phones are assembled by Foxconn.
- amelius 8y agoSee: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/verticalintegration.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/verticalintegration.asp > Apple Inc. is one of the best-known companies for perfecting the art of vertical integration. The company manufactures its custom A-series chips for its iPhones and iPads. It also manufactures its custom touch ID fingerprint sensor. Apple opened up a laboratory in Taiwan for developing LCD and OLED screen technologies in 2015. It also paid $18.2 million for a 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in North San Jose in 2015. These investments allow Apple to move along the supply chain in a backward integration, giving it flexibility and freedom in its manufacturing capabilities.