Apple is already purchasing these Broadcom analog components that is made in the US.
This isn't exactly new [1] ( Apple announces multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom for components made in the USA ), and this was in 2023.
I am not exactly sure what is the timing of this for. Why now?
[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-announces-multi...
> I am not exactly sure what is the timing of this for. Why now?
It's simply a clever way to satisfy the current administration's ambitions. Nothing had to change, just the semantics.
Probably to highlight us investment and get authorization for buying Chinese memory