The new hardware, designed to power the company’s Private Cloud Compute (PCC) system for Apple Intelligence, is now being produced at a 250,000-square-foot facility in Houston, Texas.
The Houston plant - built as part of Apple’s broader effort to bring advanced manufacturing back to the U.S. - was originally slated to begin operations in 2026.
Instead, the company’s teams have accelerated production to start deliveries this month.
Apple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan told Fox Businesss: “We are thrilled to be shipping American-made advanced servers from our Houston facility.
“As part of our $600 billion commitment to the United States, these servers will be installed in our data centers and play a key role in powering Apple Intelligence with Private Cloud Compute.
“Our teams have done an incredible job accelerating work to get the new Houston factory up and running ahead of schedule, and we plan to continue expanding the facility to increase production next year.”
Apple’s new servers are central to Private Cloud Compute, the hybrid architecture underpinning its generative AI features.
The system allows Apple to offload complex AI tasks, like natural language processing and image generation, to remote servers while maintaining the same privacy protections as on-device processing.
Data is encrypted end to end, and Apple says even its engineers cannot access user information.
Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed the development in a post on X, writing: “Apple’s American-made advanced servers are now shipping from our new Houston facility to Apple data centers!
“These servers will help power Private Cloud Compute and Apple Intelligence, as part of our $600 billion U.S. commitment.”
The company is reportedly partnering with local contractors and recruiting engineers from Houston Community College as it ramps up production through 2026.
The Houston site is the latest in a series of U.S. expansions that include investments in silicon engineering, R+D, and green data center infrastructure, underscoring Apple’s long-term strategy to localize its AI supply chain and reduce reliance on overseas manufacturing.
