Apple will move to in-house developed Bluetooth chips
Apple is working to reduce its reliance on outside suppliers, switching to its own custom-designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity chips in its devices starting next year. According to Bloomberg, the new chip, tentatively named Proxima, is planned to be used in Apple iPhones and smart home devices produced in 2025. Also read: Apple starts assembling iPads in Vietnam In a strategic move to achieve technological self-reliance, Apple plans to produce these chips through TSMC. It is worth noting that Taiwan is already the leading exporter of the global electronic chip market. According to statistics, exports will reach US$317.5 billion in 2023. IndexBox platform. Apple's internal innovation extends to their server chips, as they announced at their annual developer conference in June that their development efforts are aimed at enhancing artificial intelligence capabilities in their products. The shift fits Apple's broader strategy of replacing components from suppliers such as Broadcom and Qualcomm, with whom it has previously had significant partnerships. That…
In-house processing in a continuous production process is
Companies engaged in continuous production processes may face challenges when using EU inbound processing procedures. For context, inward processing allows EU companies to import materials and, if products made from those imported materials are exported, avoid paying import duties and other charges such as anti-dumping and countervailing duties. First, EU customs law allows companies to use inbound processing if the imported non-EU materials used in production can be identified in the products produced. Companies with so-called continuous production processes often find it difficult to identify non-EU materials in the products they produce. For example, if a company sources chemical X in the EU and the United States and mixes them together in a continuous production process to produce chemical proportion. Y. Secondly, EU customs law allows for the so-called principle of equivalence to import processing. This means that non-EU goods can be substituted with the same (equivalent) material as EU goods. However, the law does not allow equivalence if (1)…
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