Apple awards Corning, iPhone 12 Ceramic Shield maker, $45 million
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What you need to know Apple has awarded Corning $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Corning designed the Ceramic Shield used on the iPhone 12 lineup. The company provides glass for iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad. Apple today announced that it has awarded glass maker Corning $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Corning is the company that provided the precision glass used in iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad. Corning is also the company that was able to design the Ceramic Shield used on the iPhone 12 lineup, thanks in part to Apple`s investment. Corning has already received $450 million from Apple`s $5 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund over the last four years. Apple`s investment helps support more than 1,000 jobs across Corning`s US operations in Kentucky and other facilities. The investment has also helped facilitate research and development into state-of-the-art glass processes, which led to the creation of Ceramic Shield, a new material that is to...