Apple Swoops Up Engineers From Key Supplier as It Bolsters In-House Chip Design
Dialog deal is one of Apple’s largest in terms of acquiring new staff
Apple Inc. has agreed to bring in house more than 300 engineers from one of its key suppliers, Europe-based Dialog Semiconductor PLC, as part of a $600 million deal that boosts the smartphone giant’s chip-design operations.
The transfer of what amounts to 16% of Dialog’s total workforce involves a group of engineers who have already been supporting Apple’s chip development, Dialog said Thursday.
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