Apple to Develop Future Mac Chips in Israel

[MacRumors]

Apple is opening a new development site in Jerusalem, Israel, to develop new Apple silicon chips for future Macs.

Elad Wertheimer, responsible for Apple silicon talent sourcing, made the announcement in a post on LinkedIn (via the Times of Israel). The Apple development facility will participate in several Israel-led flagship projects, with "future processors for the Mac" being at the forefront, according to Wertheimer. Engineers are already being recruited for the new site.

Apple already operates two research and development sites in Herzliya and Haifa. Johny Srouji, senior vice president of hardware technologies at Apple is from the country and was responsible for setting up the Israeli development centers where the company now employs around 2,000 people. Last month, he told Globes:

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 M1 Pro and M1 Max 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.

Apple has significantly expanded its presence in Israel since 2011, with a focus on silicon and semiconductor design, testing, and engineering. Earlier this year, the Times of Israel reported that Apple's Israeli teams were directly behind the development of the M1 chip.

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[Marbles1]

Israel is a great location for tech.

 

[Shirasaki]

After NSO, I’m concerned about future apple silicon security. Not sure how that will play out.

 

[RedWeasel]

With all the political **** going on in the US, it probably makes sense for US companies to diversify a bit...

 

[emulator]

Yikes,

After NSO, I’m concerned about future apple silicon security. Not sure how that will play out.

Pretty badly. Chip based backdoors that Apple wont even know until its too late.

 

[exoticSpice]

After NSO, I’m concerned about future apple silicon security. Not sure how that will play out.

Umm. Intel, AMD and Nvidia CPU designs are also made in Isreal. NSO is state sponsored too.

Hector Martin the guy to reverse engineers the M1 chips said that M1 chips have the best sillcon security and no backdoors unlike Intel's IME and AMDs PSP.

 

[Nadav1]

With all the political **** going on in the US, it probably makes sense for US companies to diversify a bit...

Israel is basically a US outpost in the Middle East so not that much of a diversification.

 

[NT1440]

Yikes,

Pretty badly. Chip based backdoors that Apple wont even know until its too late.

Please elaborate.

 

[exoticSpice]

Yikes,

Pretty badly. Chip based backdoors that Apple wont even know until its too late.

You do know the CPU industry makes most of the chip designs in Isreal. These locations are kept secret from others.

As far I know CPUs designs have been made in this place for a long time. Intel has a huge history here.

 

[exoticSpice]

Please elaborate.

It's mindless hysteria. There are people that reverse engineering Apple's and Intel chips. Security researchers will find issues.

No CPU is ever safe from vulnerabilities

 

[Nadav1]

And yet not a single apple store in Israel.

 

[StellarVixen]

Nice, now the Pegasus is coming preinstalled.

 

[NT1440]

It's mindless hysteria. There are people that reverse engineering Apple's and Intel chips. Security researchers will find issues.

No CPU is ever safe from vulnerabilities

I was hoping to find out from that poster how little of the design process they understand.

Chip design isn’t “hand in your homework” and we’ll print the chip.

 

[Shirasaki]

It's mindless hysteria. There are people that reverse engineering Apple's and Intel chips. Security researchers will find issues.

No CPU is ever safe from vulnerabilities

Then I have to wonder why somehow M1 has no back doors (and might even have no vulnerabilities).

 

[sw1tcher]

Hector Martin the guy to reverse engineers the M1 chips said that M1 chips have the best sillcon security and no backdoors unlike Intel's IME and AMDs PSP.

A lot of good that will do when macOS is like swiss cheese according to Craig Federighi 🤣

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[NT1440]

Then I have to wonder why somehow M1 has no back doors (and might even have no vulnerabilities).

There are no purpose built back doors, but there are vulnerabilities.

Apple M1 chip has an 'unpatchable' security flaw, but don't panic just yet

The M1 exploit uses a hardware trick that can't be fixed via update

www.techradar.com

 

[StellarVixen]

Umm. Intel, AMD and Nvidia CPU designs are also made in Isreal. NSO is state sponsored too.

Hector Martin the guy to reverse engineers the M1 chips said that M1 chips have the best sillcon security and no backdoors unlike Intel's IME and AMDs PSP.

Intel has been known for quite some time to have R&D office in Israel, however AMD does not list any of their offices in Israel:

Corporate Locations | AMD

www.amd.com

 

[contacos]

Then I have to wonder why somehow M1 has no back doors (and might even have no vulnerabilities).

Would it even be a backdoor if everyone knew it had a back door?

 

[BootsWalking]

Nice, now the Pegasus is coming preinstalled.

Would be the NSA equivalent if designed in the USA.

 

[Octavius8]

If the tech is developed in China is bad, but if developed by Israel, is perfect

 

[MGrayson3]

Already handled elsewhere...

 

[Nadav1]

If the tech is developed in China is bad, but if developed by Israel, is perfect

China shines more in copying not so much in developing.

 

[0111587]

Nice, now the Pegasus is coming preinstalled.

What he said! 🤣

 

[MGrayson3]

If the tech is developed in China is bad, but if developed by Israel, is perfect

Did anyone assert that? Or is this an attempt to forestall the loud laughter at ignoring the already existing King of Backdoors?

 

[jhfenton]

If the tech is developed in China is bad, but if developed by Israel, is perfect

Yes, but unironically.