By Stephen Nellis

(Reuters) -Apple Inc on Tuesday mentioned it has entered a multi-billion-dollar take care of chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ:) Inc to make use of chips made in the US.

Underneath the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency elements with Apple (NASDAQ:) that can be designed and in-built a number of U.S. services, together with Fort Collins, Colorado, the place Broadcom has a significant manufacturing unit, Apple mentioned.

Broadcom shares had been up 4.3% in premarket buying and selling after the announcement. The chipmaker is already a significant provider of wi-fi elements to Apple.

Apple mentioned it’ll faucet Broadcom for what are generally known as movie bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) chips. The FBAR chips are a part of a radio-frequency system that helps iPhones and different Apple gadgets linked to cell knowledge networks.

“All of Apple’s merchandise depend upon know-how engineered and constructed right here in the US, and we’ll proceed to deepen our investments within the U.S. financial system as a result of we’ve got an unshakable perception in America’s future,” Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner mentioned in a press release.

Apple mentioned it at present helps greater than 1,100 jobs in Broadcom’s Fort Collins FBAR filter manufacturing facility.