Manufacturing Magazine - June 2021 | Page 83

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Apple

With strong Q1 results for 2021 totalling US $ 111.4bn in revenue , Apple ’ s title as the world ’ s ‘ most valuable company ’ certainly rings true , but Apple ’ s CEO Tim Cook states that “ this quarter for Apple wouldn ’ t have been possible without the tireless and innovative work of every Apple team member worldwide .”
Over the years Apple has had many influential innovations in the manufacturing of technological devices , such as the iPhone in 2007 which for the first time offered a full , non-scaled down version of the internet .
Today , Apple continues to strive to take its innovations to the next level , manufacturing its own computer chips known as the M1 processor . What previously required multiple chips to deliver its features , are now combined into a single system on a chip ( SoC ). “ Every Mac with M1 is transformed into a completely different class of product . This isn ’ t an upgrade . It ’ s a breakthrough ,” says Apple .
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