Apple Is Planning to Relocate Critical iPad Engineering Abilities to Vietnam

According to individuals informed on the topic, Apple is devoting product development resources for the iPad to Vietnam for the first time

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Apple is collaborating with BYD, a main iPad manufacturer in China, to relocate new product introduction (NPI) resources to Vietnam.

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This is the first time that Apple has relocated NPI resources to Vietnam for such a critical item.

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According to Nikkei Asia, engineering verification on a new iPad model will begin in mid-February of next year.

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According to Nikkei, BYD was also the first Apple supplier to assist the US tech giant in shifting iPad manufacture to Vietnam for the first time in 2022.

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This change in NPI engineering resources is aimed at low-cost devices rather than the high-end iPad Pro.

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