Apple investing 1 billion euro for silicon design center in Munich, Germany
Apple has announced that it will hire hundreds of employees for a billion-euro chip design facility in Munich, Germany focused on wireless technologies and networking.

A rendering of Apple's new design center, expected to open to employees in 2022
In an announcement, Apple says that the new center will be Apple's largest R&D site for mobile wireless semiconductors and software. The 30,000 square-foot facility will focus on "5G and future technologies"
"I couldn't be more excited for everything our Munich engineering teams will discover -- from exploring the new frontiers of 5G technology, to a new generation of technologies that bring power, speed, and connectivity to the world," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "Munich has been a home to Apple for four decades, and we're grateful to this community and to Germany for being a part of our journey."
Apple says that the facility will be Europe's largest research and development site for wireless semiconductors and software.
Across Germany, Apple now has over 4,000 team members in a range of roles, including retail, engineering, and operations. This head-count spans its Apple Store locations, administrative positions, the Bavarian design center, the Nabern research center, and its application processor team that is already working in Munich.
Like all of the company's offices globally, it will run entirely on 100 percent renewable energy. Apple plans to start moving into the new building in late 2022.

A rendering of Apple's new design center, expected to open to employees in 2022
In an announcement, Apple says that the new center will be Apple's largest R&D site for mobile wireless semiconductors and software. The 30,000 square-foot facility will focus on "5G and future technologies"
"I couldn't be more excited for everything our Munich engineering teams will discover -- from exploring the new frontiers of 5G technology, to a new generation of technologies that bring power, speed, and connectivity to the world," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "Munich has been a home to Apple for four decades, and we're grateful to this community and to Germany for being a part of our journey."
Apple says that the facility will be Europe's largest research and development site for wireless semiconductors and software.
Across Germany, Apple now has over 4,000 team members in a range of roles, including retail, engineering, and operations. This head-count spans its Apple Store locations, administrative positions, the Bavarian design center, the Nabern research center, and its application processor team that is already working in Munich.
Like all of the company's offices globally, it will run entirely on 100 percent renewable energy. Apple plans to start moving into the new building in late 2022.
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The world’s most densely packed mobile radio network exist within Ocado’s robot-staffed warehouses. A proprietary technology licensed to other retailers around the world, such as Walmart in the USA. Developed by another Cambridge based technology company.
Should I continue?
BTW - guess which city ARM is based, it begins with a “C”...
There’s already lots of chip design expertise in and around Munich, which makes hiring/poaching a lot easier, too.
e.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infineon_Technologies
And also: do we really need to mention Automotive know-how in southern Germany? AppleCar anyone?
Not really... Germany is home to Infineon; the company that sold their wireless communications division to Intel. The same division that Apple acquired from Intel 2 years ago. So I'm guessing Apple already has a presence in the area and is expanding it.
I'm in the opposite camp now thanks to Brexit. This Friday I will pick up my new permanent residence card as an ex-Union member. Sad.
Putting all that aside, this will be a great opportunity for a large company like Apple, who can use their financial power and soft influence to wrangle some of the best and brightest talent in Central Europe away from would-be competitors. It’s a win-win for Apple and those looking for a bright employment future in Europe.
After engineering the sovereign debt crisis that virtually bankrupted Southern European countries, after provoking the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and after bungling the ordering of vaccines for Corvid-19, the EU is just an ongoing omnishambles that’s doomed to disintegrate.
https://www.intrafish.com/trade/brexit-drives-uk-lobster-supplier-closure/2-1-925875
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/18/brexiters-damage-horse-racing-fishing-haulage-industry-chaos
It’s an open race.