Apple declared that it’s investing $390 million (£292 million) into Finisar, an organization that builds special chips for a few of its product.

This is the second round in a very larger $1 billion (£750 million) investment set up which first saw Apple finance in Corning, a firm that manufactures the glass used in most of its devices.

Finisar is reopening a facility in Texas which will help produce five hundred new jobs.

Apple declared that it’s investing $390 million (£292 million) into Finisar, an organization that helps build chips that modify proximity and depth sensing on product like the iPhone X and AirPods.

With Apple’s money, Finisar is going to open up a 700,000 sq. feet (65,000 sq. meters) manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, wherever some five hundred jobs are going to be created between engineers, technicians, and a maintenance team.

The plant will be remodeled and refurbished with new machines capable of manufacturing VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) chips.

This special kind of element features in a number of Apple’s product, and allows features like Face ID, ARKit, and even Animoji, but additionally proximity sensing that, for instance, permits AirPods to stop playing audio when one of the 2 buds is removed from the user’s ear.

“VCSELs power a number of the most sophisticated technology we’ve ever developed,” said Apple’s chief operating officer Jeff Williams during a statement.

“We’re excited to partner with Finisar over the next several years to push the boundaries of VCSEL technology and the applications they permit.”

Finisar’s chief executive officer chimed in as well. He said: “When you mix our tested ability to consistently manufacture exceptional product with our new progressive Sherman facility, we’re assured we are able to accomplish our shared goal of providing customers with quality exciting features.”