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Will the Ongoing Chip Shortage Delay iPhone 13 Launch? Supplier Foxconn Warns of Supply Issues
The world goes by a semiconductor scarcity, with producers from devices to vehicles expressing issues over the penalties of the chip scarcity. Now, Apple provider Foxconn has introduced that the chip scarcity could lead to delay in upcoming smartphones. According to a report in Nikkei, Foxconn has stated that the international chip scarcity will scale back its shipments by 10 p.c this yr. Foxconn chairman Young Liu, in an earnings name, stated that the scarcity got here to note this month. Liu predicted that Foxconn will ship 10 p.c fewer merchandise that it had deliberate. The firm has not detailed as to how lengthy the provide will likely be affected, however Liu predicted that the scarcity could lengthen to at the very least the second quarter of subsequent yr. This might additionally imply that this yr’s Apple iPhone launch is also delayed on account of the scarcity.
Foxconn is one of the key suppliers to Apple. The firm is the greatest producer of the Apple iPhone and the latest revelation of the international chip scarcity might have an effect on a number of gamers in the business. This snag comes after an already tough yr, riddled with the COVID-19 pandemic, which additionally dwindled the provide chain for main producers and suppliers. It is vital to notice right here that the disruption on account of the COVID-19 pandemic additionally delayed the iPhone 12 launch. Apple normally launches iPhones in September, however the iPhone 12 was launched in October final yr.
It shouldn’t be confirmed that the present scarcity of chips might affect or delay the launch timeline for the upcoming iPhone 13 collection. If issues go in keeping with schedule, the iPhone 13 collection (unconfirmed title) will likely be launched in September this yr.
This scarcity might additionally have an effect on Foxconn’s different purchasers. This can also be not an issue unique to Foxconn. The semiconductor scarcity has affected a number of tech giants together with Samsung, Microsoft, Sony, and extra. Even automotive producers have been battling the scarcity, as there appears to be no instant answer to the restricted availability.
