Adam Kos Apple is facing a global shortage of components for some of its iPad tablet and MacBook Pro models. According to a new report from the company Nikkei Asia this has the effect of delaying production of products until the situation stabilizes. The report specifically mentions that production MacBook The Pro is hampered by the lack of PCB-mounted chips before their final assembly. This is of course a key step in its entire manufacturing process. The production of iPads is then affected by the lack of displays. In response to the lack of components, the company postponed its orders until the second half of 2021. The production of iPhones should not be affected by this yet.
We may not see the spring event
Apple is widely expected to switch its entire PC portfolio to Apple Silicon processors this year. This may delay the launch of new products, but it should not affect existing ones. The situation is the same for iPads. There are plenty of current models on sale, so perhaps the date of introduction of the Pro models with mini-LED displays is just moving forward. So this could be the reason why we haven't seen the spring event yet. So it's up to the stars if there will be one at all.
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Industry sources and various experts say the delays are a sign that the chip shortage is getting worse and could have an even bigger impact on smaller tech players than Apple. He is known for his expertise in managing one of the most complex supply chains in the world and the speed with which he can mobilize his suppliers. That, after all, has helped the company weather component shortages until now, as automakers and other electronics makers have faced global shortages for a long time.
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The company's biggest competitor and at the same time the world's largest smartphone manufacturer, Samsung Electronics, recently confirmed that the shortage of chips could be quite problematic for the company between April and June. He added that he has teams of employees working around the clock to resolve this issue. He didn't mention how they would do it. "We really don't see an end to this component shortage, and it could get worse as some of the smaller technology players could run out of some of their critical supplies," he said Wallace Gou, president and CEO of Silicon Motion. At the same time, it is a manufacturer of chip controllers flash of NAND memory supplied to Samsung, Western Digital, Micron, Kingston and many more.
There are more reasons
It can be said that a lot came together at once and everything is connected to everything. First and foremost, the coronavirus is to blame, which simply hit everything – not just by reducing the workforce and limiting production. Then there's the weather. In February of this year, frequent winter storms in the otherwise sunny US state of Texas forced Samsung to shut down its chip factory there. This particular move thus resulted in production delays for 5% of the world's shipments of chips used in smartphones and automobiles. And finally, of course, let's not forget Ever Given. The Suez Canal is responsible for 12% of world trade. Its blockage, which took the form of a stranded container ship weighing 220 tons, caused a delay in everything we normally see in stores, including electronics.
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