Apple has awarded Corning $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund.
Corning designed the Ceramic Shield used on the iPhone 12 lineup.
Apple today announced that it has awarded glass maker Corning $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Corning is the company that provided the precision glass used in iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad.
Corning is also the company that was able to design the Ceramic Shield used on the iPhone 12 lineup, thanks in part to Apple s investment.
Corning has already received $450 million from Apple s $5 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund over the last four years. Apple s investment helps support more than 1,000 jobs across Corning s US operations in Kentucky and other facilities. The investment has also helped facilitate research and development into state-of-the-art glass processes, which led to the creation of Ceramic Shield, a new material that is tougher than any smartphone glass.
Apple Awards Corning an additional $45 Million to fuel research in creating future Glass products for Apple Devices
This morning Apple announced that it is awarding $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Corning Incorporated, a supplier of precision glass for iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad. The funding will expand Corning’s manufacturing capacity in the US and drive research and development into innovative new technologies that support durability and long-lasting product life, building on both Apple and Corning’s deep commitment to protecting the environment.
Corning has already received $450 million from Apple’s $5 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund over the last four years. Apple’s investment helps support more than 1,000 jobs across Corning’s US operations in Kentucky and other facilities. The investment has also helped facilitate research and development into state-of-the-art glass processes, which led to the creation of Ceramic Shield, a new mate
Kentucky plant benefiting from latest Apple investment
By BRUCE SCHREINERMay 11, 2021 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Apple deepened its ties to a Kentucky plant on Monday by awarding another $45 million to support Corning Inc.’s work to supply glass for the tech giant’s iPhones and other devices.
The latest investment will expand Corning’s manufacturing capacity and “drive research and development into innovative new technologies that support durability and long-lasting product life,” Apple said in a news release.
Glass for every generation of iPhone has been made at Corning’s plant in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Corning also supplies glass for iPads and Apple Watches.
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A few weeks ago, Apple announced plans to make $430 billion in investments in the United States over the next five years. While a good portion of that money is going toward its own business, whether that’s building new campuses or funding shows that will appear on Apple TV+, the company also said that it would invest in its manufacturing partners by way of its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Today, it detailed the $45 million investment its making in Corning.
Corning, as many smartphone enthusiasts already know, manufactures glass panels for smartphones, and is best known for its Gorilla Glass brand. iPhones have used glass made by Corning since the first-generation iPhone launched in 2007, so the fact that Apple considers Corning a close partner worth investing in isn’t much of a surprise.