Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Friday, December 17th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough today.

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Here's what you miss today in the world of Tech. Steve Jobs used to say that at Apple they make the whole widget. He meant

software and hardware together and on hardware he sometimes really meant just you know the design of it but we've also

said recently what with Apple making their own silicon and whatnot now what is

left beyond the I don't know corning glass that Apple doesn't make for say the iPhone at this point

well to that end notable that job listings are showing that Apple is hiring engineers for a new office in Irvine, California to develop wireless chips that could replace

Broadcom and Skyworks components. Talk about the whole widget. Someday could Apple make everything

that goes into their gadgets? maybe even sourcing the sand for the

silicon themselves, quoting Mark Germin in Bloomberg. The company is seeking a

few dozen people to develop wireless chips in Irvine where Broadcom, Skyworks, and other

companies have offices. Recent job listings show that Apple wants employees with

experience in modem chips and other wireless semiconductors. It's part of a

broader strategy of expanding satellite offices

letting the tech giant target engineering hotbeds and attract employees who might not

want to work at its home base in Silicon Valley. The approach has also helped

Apple further its goal of making more of its own components.

Sharers of Wireless Chipmaker slid Thursday after Bloomberg reported on the effort.

Skyworks fell by as much as 11%, marking its biggest interday plunge since March 2020,

Broadcom and Qualcomm declined by more than 4% each.

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