Apple continues global investment in research & development

Apple continues to invest in R&D as it seeks to innovate its way through recession, opening new campuses in San Diego, US and the city of Jerusalem.

The company recently met with government in Romania and is expanding its R&D presence in the UK, also.

Apple plans big hires in San Diego

The campus in San Diego (as reported by The San Diego Union-Tribune and first noted by AppleInsider) will be located in the existing Rancho Vista Corporate Center. Formerly the headquarters of Hewlett-Packard, the 67.5-acre campus underwent an $80 million renovation project from 2016 to 2020, transforming it into a sprawling campus with multiple outdoor amenities. The center already includes a fitness center, sports facilities, and a café.

The purchase follows Apple’s promise to hire 1,200 new recruits in San Diego by 2022 and open a new campus there. It has now acquired the 67-acre Rancho Vista Corporate Center at a cost of $445 million.

A local report claims Apple now intends hiring 5,000 people in the region, with an Apple spokesperson claiming the company is “thrilled” to expand its teams there. These new hires should make the company one of the top 20 employers in San Diego, possibly in the top ten.

Rancho Vista Corporate Center.

The iPhone maker is recruiting across a range of skills, including software, data science and a range of non-hardware positions. Apple has also invested in engineering positions for its wireless tech initiatives in the region, as you may expect given the presence of Qualcomm there.  Broadcom, Sony, BAE and Northrop Grumman are also based in the area.

Meanwhile the chip development team is also growing

Apple is also expanding in Israel, where much of its processor development work takes place. Its new development center in Givat Ram will be its third in the region, where it has about 2,000 employees including 60 at a Palestinian development center in Ramallah.

Local reporting claims that last month Apple SVP hardware technologies Johny Srouji saoid:

“Through Israeli development, Apple manages and streamlines the data storage technology in a range of devices: Wireless communication components for the Apple Watch, as well as the integrated circuits that were developed in Israel, and the jewel in the crown: the Israeli team played a central role in developing the premium version of the company’s flagship M1 processor, including the M1Pro and M1Max chips designed to support premium Mac computers such as MacBook Pro and MacBook Studio.

“These chips were built here in Israel while working with other teams worldwide, including at the headquarters in Cupertino. The integration with the verification applications and processes was also carried out here.”

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