Following last year's announcement of a $600 billion U.S. investment commitment, Apple is accelerating the implementation of its domestic manufacturing strategy. On February 24, Apple announced it will commence production of the Mac mini in Houston later this year, marking the first time this product will be manufactured in the United States. The new facility will be located within the Houston campus, doubling its size and creating thousands of new jobs.
Concurrently, Apple will expand the plant's advanced AI server production capacity. Since its launch in 2025, this operation has already met its production targets ahead of schedule. The assembled servers, which include locally produced logic boards, are already being supplied to Apple's data centers across the United States.
Apple CEO Tim Cook stated, "Apple has a deep commitment to the future of American manufacturing, and we are proud to be significantly scaling our operations in Houston. We have already exceeded our shipment targets for AI servers from Houston ahead of plan and will further accelerate this important work."
The $600 billion pledge is being rapidly fulfilled, with supply chain localization advancing on multiple fronts. Since announcing the investment plan last year, Apple and its partners in the U.S. Manufacturing Plan have achieved several milestones.
In chip procurement, Apple has surpassed its goal, sourcing over 20 billion U.S.-made chips from 24 factories across 12 states, with partners including TSMC, Broadcom, and Texas Instruments. By 2026, Apple expects to purchase over 100 million advanced chips from TSMC's Arizona facility, a significant increase from 2025.
In upstream materials, GlobalWafers has begun production at its $4 billion bare silicon wafer plant in Sherman, Texas. The wafers produced there will be supplied to Apple's U.S. chip manufacturing partners, including TSMC and Texas Instruments, as per Apple's requirements. With support from Apple's investment, Amkor has broken ground on a $7 billion advanced semiconductor packaging and testing facility in Peoria, Arizona. Apple will be the first and largest customer for this plant.
For end-product components, Corning's facility in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, is now 100% dedicated to producing cover glass for iPhones and Apple Watches shipped globally. Apple stated that by the end of this year, all new iPhone and Apple Watch models will feature cover glass manufactured in the state.
An Advanced Manufacturing Training Center is set to open in Houston this year. Beyond hardware production, Apple is rapidly advancing its efforts in cultivating talent for advanced manufacturing. The Houston campus will add a new approximately 20,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Training Center. The facility is currently under construction and is scheduled to open officially later this year.
The center will provide hands-on training for students, supplier employees, and U.S. businesses of all sizes. The curriculum will cover the industrial processes used in the actual manufacturing of Apple products. Apple stated that this initiative aims to help U.S. manufacturers enhance their overall manufacturing capabilities.
In the realm of talent development, Apple has already established the Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit, which has provided hands-on training in artificial intelligence, automation, and smart manufacturing to over 130 small and medium-sized American manufacturers to date. The academy recently also launched a virtual online course, enabling businesses across the United States to access training content developed jointly by Apple experts and instructors from Michigan State University on demand.