Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 15 is made up hundreds of components. Apple does not make all those components. Instead suppliers around the world supply those parts and Apple sells the final product to the public. In the past I have written about the costs involved for the various components that go into an iPhone. Recently I came across the infographic below that shows the various chip makers that supply chips for the iPhone15:

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Source: Quartr via Market Index

Referenced Companies:

• Broadcom (AVGO)
• Qualcomm (QCOM)
• Cirrus Logic (CRUS)
• NXP Semiconductors NV(NXP)
• Texas Instruments (TXN)
• Skyworks Solutions Inc (SKWS)
• Qorvo Inc(QRVO)

Update – 10/6/24:

1.Apple’s Europe-based suppliers:

Source: S&P

2.Apple iphone15: A breakdown of the supply chain:

Source: Reddit

3.iPhone – Versions Comparison:

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Source: iphonelife.com

4.Supply Chain for Apple:

Source: Here are 3 key players in Apple’s massive supply chain, Yahoo Finance

Related links:

• Key Chip Suppliers for Apple Vision Pro: Chart (TFS)
• Visualizing iPhone 15 Production by Manufacturer in 2023, Visual Capitalist
• The evolution of Apple’s iPhone, ComputerWorld
• How the iPhone reshaped Asian tech, Nikkei Asia
• Supplier List, Apple Report from 2022 (pdf)
• iPhone 15 teardown reveals 10% costlier parts than 2022 flagship, Nikkei Asia
• Major Suppliers of Apple: Inside Its Supply Chain, Profolus
• What are 5 Countries Apple Supply Chain is heavily Dependent On?, Techovedas
• 18 Major Companies Tied to the Apple Supply Chain, Investopedia
• Apple’s Contract Manufacturers and Component Suppliers in India, India Briefing
• Minerals and Metals in Your Smartphone: Infographic
• Here are 3 key players in Apple’s massive supply chain, Yahoo Finance from 2019
• A look back at a decade of the iPhone making some companies rich, bankrupting others, 9to5mac from 2017
• A Look back at the iPhone Decade, patentlyapple
• Apple’s Supply Chain: An Example Of Challenges Of Bringing Manufacturing Jobs Back To The U.S

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