Apple is in the "final stages" of verifying the 'Made in America' iPhone chips in the TSMC Arizona factory so it can start using them.

In September, Apple began making A16 iPhone chips in Arizona, marking the first production run since opening the plant in 2023. Now, it’s expanding that by bringing another chip to US shores: the S9 used in the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra.

Apple is nearing the start of mass production for its first U.S.-made A-series chips at TSMC's Arizona plant, Nikkei Asia reports. The

Apple announced that it would start using US chipsets from TSMC’s Arizona plant in the future. TSMC said that a third of the chips made at the Arizona plant will be for the iPhone maker. At the time,

The first US plant to make A-series chips for Apple devices is expected to begin mass production as early as this quarter, says a new report. It implies that test production by TSMC has already begun,