Overview

• The collaboration is part of Apple’s expanded $600 billion American Manufacturing Program and involves Samsung’s fab in Austin, Texas.
• This partnership marks Apple’s first move away from Sony as the exclusive supplier of iPhone image sensors.
• Samsung’s three-layer stacked sensor technology promises higher pixel density, faster readouts and improved low-light performance.
• US-based production will help Apple avoid incoming tariffs on imported chips and strengthen its domestic supply chain.
• Mass production at the Austin facility is scheduled to begin in March 2026 ahead of the iPhone 18 rollout.