Apple plans to make Munich its European Silicon Design Center and invest one billion euros in the process, the company announced today.
In the Bavarian capital, Apple is already working on its own silicon designs, and the expansion, together with additional investments in research and development, will cost over a billion euros over the next three years. press release:
Apple will make Munich its European Silicon Design Center, adding hundreds of new employees and a new, state-of-the-art facility focused on connectivity and wireless technologies. Munich is already Apple's largest development center in Europe, with nearly 1,500 engineers from 40 countries working in a variety of areas including power management design, application processors and wireless technologies. Their work contributes to Apple's custom silicon designs with industry-leading performance, powerful features and incredible efficiency.
Tim Cook: "I couldn't be more excited"
The new facility will house employees who will focus on connectivity and wireless technologies. Apple boss Tim Cook commented on the matter as follows:
I couldn't be more excited for everything our Munich engineering teams will discover - from exploring the new frontiers of 5G technology to a new generation of technologies that will bring power, speed and connectivity to the world. Munich has been a home for Apple for four decades and we are grateful to this community and Germany for being a part of our journey.
Silicon Design Center: Ready for occupancy at the end of 2022
The new, 30,000 square meter large facility is located on Munich's Karlstrasse and will be home to Apple's growing mobile communications unit, Europe's largest research and development site for mobile semiconductors and software. The teams there will develop 5G and future technologies and focus on the development, integration and optimization of radio modems for Apple products. Apple plans to move into the new building in late 2022 and, like all Apple offices worldwide, it will be powered entirely by 100 percent renewable energy. Apple says it has invested over 15 billion euros in more than 700 companies of all sizes in Germany. These include chip maker Infineon, battery maker Varta and family-run chemical company DELO, which supplies resin for Face ID technology in products such as the iPhone 12. (Image: Apple)
