Apple is again contributing money to precision iPhone glass manufacturer Corning, with a further $45 million from the Advanced Manufacturing Fund to expand the company and its R&D. Following its awarding of $200 million to Corning in 2017, and then $250 million in 2019, Apple has again awarded the glass company with investment from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. The new award is for $45 million, and is specifically aimed at expanding Corning's manufacturing in the US, as well as driving research and development. "Apple and Corning have a long history of working together to accomplish the impossible," said Apple's chief operating officer, Jeff Williams, in a statement. "From the very first iPhone glass, to the revolutionary Ceramic Shield on the iPhone 12 lineup, our collaboration has changed the landscape of smartphone cover design and durability."