Apple has asked suppliers to make fewer components for the AirPods, MacBook, and Apple Watch families in the first quarter of this year due to low demand, according to a report from Nikkei Asia. From the report: In a sign of the gloomy outlook for consumer electronics, Apple has notified several suppliers to build fewer […]
Read MoreApple plans to begin producing MacBook models in Vietnam for the first time next year, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. Citing sources briefed on the matter, the report says that Apple has tapped Foxconn to start making MacBooks in the country as early as around May. Taiwan’s Foxconn was granted a license […]
Read MoreWednesday August 17, 2022 12:41 am PDT by Sami Fathi Apple is in the process of relocating Apple Watch and Mac production to the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam as part of a broader push to diversify its supply chain, Nikkei Asia reports. The report says that Apple’s supplier Luxshare has begun trial production of […]
Read MoreDevelopment of at least one iPhone 14 model is three weeks behind schedule due to Chinese lockdowns and in a worst case scenario could impact initial production volumes, according to a new report today. Despite an easing of restrictions, the impact of lockdowns beginning in late March in and around Shanghai is said to have […]
Read MoreCritical Apple suppliers who produce iPhones and MacBooks have suspended production in key locations amid new restrictions and lockdowns that threaten an already constrained supply chain, Nikkei Asia reports. Citing a stock exchange filing, Nikkei Asia reports that Pegatron, one of Apple’s leading iPhone suppliers after Foxconn, has suspended iPhone production at its facilities in […]
Read MoreApple is reportedly cutting production for the new third-generation iPhone SE just weeks after launch due to uncertainty caused by current global conflict and alleged low demand, according to a report from Nikkei Asia citing unnamed sources. According to the report, Apple has informed suppliers to cut back on production of the iPhone SE for […]
Read MoreIn January 2020, a man who identified himself as an Apple parts manager informed Japanese auto supplier Sanden that Apple wanted to make electric vehicles, and presented schematics of an electric vehicle and air conditioner parts, according to Nikkei Asia. Sanden is a leading manufacturer of air conditioner parts for vehicles, and Apple and Sanden […]
Read MoreApple’s main chip manufacturing partner TSMC will beginning producing Apple’s first in-house 5G modem chips for the iPhone in 2023, according to a report from Nikkei Asia. The move, which has been under development for several years and enhanced by Apple’s 2019 acquisition of the majority of Intel’s modem business, will allow Apple to shift […]
Read MoreAmid long waiting times for iPhone 13 models around the world, Apple has reportedly reallocated iPad parts to make up for shortages, in another signal that the global paucity of chips is impacting Apple’s supply chain. iPad and iPhone share common components including core and peripheral chips, which means Apple is able to shift supplies […]
Read MoreThe newly launched iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro are apparently hitting a snag in production, mainly due to a new wave of health concerns and limited manufacturing capacity for the devices’ camera systems in Vietnam, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. The iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone […]
Read MoreThe newly launched iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro are apparently hitting a snag in production, mainly due to a new wave of health concerns and limited manufacturing capacity for the devices’ camera systems in Vietnam, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. The iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone […]
Read MoreApple will need to pay more for the chips in its devices and may pass rising costs on to its customers, according to sources speaking to Nikkei Asia. TSMC, Apple’s main chip supplier, is in the process of increasing its prices following wider inflation in the industry caused by the global chip supply shortage. The […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Nikkei Asia published a report claiming the upcoming Apple Watch Series 7 will feature blood pressure measurement capabilities, and that this is one of the reasons why production of the device has hit snags as manufacturers adjust to the more complex design. Later the same day, Bloomberg cited its own sources corroborating Nikkei‘s […]
Read MoreProduction of the upcoming Apple Watch Series 7 has been delayed due to the upcoming watch featuring a “complicated design,” according to a report by Nikkei Asia. According to the report, Apple suppliers began small-scale production of the watch last week, and during which, employees “encountered critical challenges in reaching satisfactory production performance.” Manufacturers of […]
Read MoreFoxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, has said it will begin construction of all-electric vehicle plants in the United States and Thailand this year, with hopes of them being operational by 2023, according to a report from Nikkei Asia. From the report: Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics producer, on Thursday said it will build […]
Read MoreApple is tapping more Chinese suppliers as it seeks to meet ambitious targets for iPhone 13 production, according to a new report by Nikkei Asia. Apple is set to produce between 90 million and 95 million iPhones through January, according to a previous Nikkei report, and China’s Luxshare Precision Industry has won 3% of orders […]
Read MoreThe most important TSMC factory that manufactures Apple’s chips destined for next-generation iPhone and Mac models has been hit by a gas contamination, according to Nikkei Asia. The factory, known as “Fab 18,” is TSMC’s most advanced chipmaking facility. TSMC is Apple’s sole chip supplier, making all of the processors used in every Apple device […]
Read MoreApple chip supplier TSMC is planning to manufacture chips with a 2nm fabrication process by 2024, according to Nikkei Asia. TSMC plans to build a new factory on 50 acres of land for two-nanometer chips in Hsinchu, Taiwan, scheduled to begin manufacturing operations in 2024. Construction has been cleared to begin in early 2022, with […]
Read MoreMass production of the third-generation AirPods will kick off in August, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. They will reportedly join a number of other products such as the iPhone 13 lineup and redesigned MacBook Pro models as launches coming before the end of the year. Renderings of rumored third-generation AirPods design Rumored […]
Read MoreThe next version of Apple’s budget iPhone SE could arrive in the first half of 2022 and look very similar to the current design that’s based on the iPhone 8, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. The main upgrades in the new model will be Apple’s A15 chip that will appear first in […]
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