AAPL purchased the entire issued share capital of PlasmaSolve and offered employment to selected employees, though neither party disclosed the purchase price or financial terms of the deal. More News from BarchartThe acquisition represents Apple's latest move to bring critical engineering capabilities in-house and strengthen its control over advanced materials and manufacturing processes. At the time of writing, Apple stock is up about 12% versus the start of this year. What We Know About PlasmaSolvePlasmaSolve, founded in 2016, develops software that models plasma-based manufacturing processes through digital-twin simulations before factories begin physical testing. Its flagship MatSight platform combines physics, chemistry, materials analysis, and machine learning to simulate processes including physical vapor deposition and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition.